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   <title>About.com National &amp; State Parks: What's Hot Now</title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Driving Distance and Drive Times from El Paso, Texas to selected US National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Look up driving distances and approximate drive times from
El Paso, Texas to selected US National Parks.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Happened To Virginia Dare]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and the mysterious disappearance of Roanoke Island's &quot;Lost Colony.&quot; ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canadian National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canadian National Parks - (Alphabetical by Name) (See Also Canadian National Parks by Province) Aulavik]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Dakota National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[National Parks - South Dakota map courtesy of the National Park Service Badlands National Park Carved]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Big Cypress National Preserve]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A complete travel planner to Big Cypress National Preserve, including feature stories on the park, links to information sources, lodging, camping reservations, photographs, maps, local travel and tourism offices, Florida state parks, weather, and nearby points of interest.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[fort necessity national battlefield delaware water gap edgar allan poe delaware water gap national recreation area friendship hill national historic site: Links to national parks in Pennsylvania.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top Three Coffee Table Books on National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The three best coffee table books on the national parks as selected by your About.com Guide]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Everglades Overview]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[General park information for Everglades National Park, including hours of operation, where to stay, and when to visit.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Joshua Tree National Park]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A complete travel planner to Joshua Tree National Park, including 
links to information sources, lodging, camping reservations, 
things to do, photographs, maps, local travel and tourism offices, California state parks, 
weather, and nearby points of interest.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New York National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[National Parks - New York map courtesy of the National Park Service African Burial Ground National Monument]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cuyahoga Valley Overview]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[General park information for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, including hours of operation, where to stay, and when to visit.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[National Parks by Name (A-C)]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Links to official web sites of national parks and other units administered by the National Park Service. This page includes all the parks alphabetically from A-C.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bear Safety Tips]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bear safety tips, including how to tell a black bear from a grizzly bear, how to minimize chances of an encounter in a campground or in the backcountry, and what to do if you encounter a bear.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iowa National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[National Parks - Iowa map courtesy of the National Park Service Effigy Mounds National Monument Includes]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Midwest National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[National Parks - Midwest Region Select a state to display links to all of its National Parks: Illinois]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Yosemite Overview]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[General park information for Yosemite National Park, including hours of operation, where to stay, and when to visit.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[natlparkphotos]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Here you'll find a collection of national park photos from a number of national parks, including a text narration to go with them. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zion National Park]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A complete travel planner to Zion National Park, including links to information sources, lodging, camping reservations, things to do, photographs, maps, local travel and tourism offices, Utah state parks, weather, and nearby points of interest.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Environmental Conservation Organizations - listed alphabetically by name (H-N)]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Environmental Conservation Organizations (H-N) Environmental conservation organizations and agencies]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Driving Distance and Drive Times from Albuquerque, New Mexico to selected US National Parks - Driving time to National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Look up driving distances and approximate drive times from Albuquerque, New Mexico to selected US National Parks.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[State Park Entrance Passes]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[How to obtain state park entrance passes and annual permits.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Illinois National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[National Parks - Illinois map courtesy of the National Park Service Illinois & Michigan Canal National]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Florida&#039;s Best State Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The best state parks in Florida, as selected by the director of its state park system.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ian Shive Book]]></title>
            <link>http://usparks.about.com/od/conservationpreservation/fr/Ian-Shive-National-Parks-Book.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An interview with photographer Ian Shive about his new book, The National Parks: Our American Landscape]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Denali Overview]]></title>
            <link>http://usparks.about.com/od/denali/p/dena_overview.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[General park information for Denali National Park &amp; Preserve, including hours of operation, where to stay, and when to visit.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[stpkjobs_state]]></title>
            <link>http://usparks.about.com/od/stateparkjobs/a/stpkjobs_state.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Search by state to read interviews with a number of park personnel who provide first-hand information on what it is like to work for a state park system as a ranger, manager, wildlife biologist, and many other positions. You'll learn about the type of training that is required, what experiences are helpful, what a typical day is like, what educational background is required, and some suggestions how to get involved in working for the park service.&#10;&#10;&#10;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Driving Distance and Drive Times from Salt Lake City, Utah to selected US National Parks]]></title>
            <link>http://usparks.about.com/library/distances/bldistance-saltlakecity.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Look up driving distances and approximate drive times from
Salt Lake City, Utah to selected US National Parks.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Environmental Conservation Organizations - listed alphabetically by name (D-G)]]></title>
            <link>http://usparks.about.com/blconservation-dg.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Environmental Conservation Organizations (D-G) Environmental conservation organizations and agencies]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oregon National Parks]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[National Parks - Oregon map courtesy of the National Park Service Crater Lake National Park Information]]></description>
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