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10 Ways to Avoid Death While Visiting a U.S. National Park

List written 1 May 2008

Thousands visit U.S. National Parks each year, unfortunately some do not return home. Follow these tips to ensure a safe, healthy, and happy trip.

Long Way to Fall uploaded on 1 May 2008

Tip #9: Follow Safety Restrictions. No need to climb over the railing to that rock in the photo's foreground in order to get a better photo.

(South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park)

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Hot Day in the Painted Desert uploaded on 1 May 2008

Tip #1: Drink water. The southwest and summer climates are especially brutal. Remember to rehydrate and refuel.

(Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park)

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Too close in Grand Canyon National Park uploaded on 1 May 2008

Tip #2: Stay a safe, i.e. far, distance from animals. Many attacks occur when a human attempts to move closer for a better photo, resulting in a threatened animal that charges.

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Smokey Bear in his homestate of New Mexico uploaded on 1 May 2008

Tip #8: Follow fire regulations. As Smokey Bear says, only you can prevent forest fires.

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Red Lava uploaded on 29 April 2008

As the sun sneaks up over the volcano, it highlights the red flowers that have flourished out of the ancient lava flows in Arizona's Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.

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Open Doorway uploaded on 29 April 2008

Remains of a family dwelling in Arizona's Wupatki National Monument. Wupatki Pueblo was the largest pueblo less than 800 years ago.

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Rush to put up the tent uploaded on 29 April 2008

Sunset came too quickly over the endless prairies of South Dakota's Badlands National Park, and I had to scramble to put up my tent in the final minutes of this late July day. $15 vehicle entry fee.

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