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Early visit to Yellowstone a dream come true for recovered cancer patient

By: Ruffin Prevost | May 8, 2013

For a recovered cancer patient from Mississippi, local efforts to plow roads in Yellowstone National Park helped fulfill his dream vacation. But for many others visiting Yellowstone on Friday, the politics and economics of snow plowing took a back seat to the animals, including a grizzly sow and her cub spotted between Sedge Bay and Lake Butte Overlook. Continue Reading →

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Before a blanket ban on the use of drones in all national parks, a handful of aerial photographers posted some compelling videos shot over Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks that offer a bird's-eye view you're unlikely to see anywhere else.

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