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Thank You Veterans

November 11, 2009.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, all U.S. National Parks are waiving entrance fees today. You may still visit a national park, even if you aren’t one of the fortunate ones to get up and out from behind your desk today.

You may view 21 web cams spotlighting various parks via this U.S. Department of the Interior site. The National Park Service operates web cams at many parks, and photos are usually updated every 15 minutes. Many of these sites also offer air quality info as well. Check it out: http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/WebCams/.

Thank you Veterans for putting your lives at risk for our safety – and thank you to all the folks who had the foresight and wisdom to set aside land for everyone to enjoy in the form of a national park.