Tagged: National Park

Zip Line Parks
6:25 am
Wed August 29, 2012

Getting High In The Northwest On Zip Lines

Credit Photo by Tom Banse / Northwest News Network
Some zip line courses -- like this one at Northwest Trek -- add aerial challenges between the various zip descents.

Apparently Northwesterners are not afraid of heights and have a yen for adventure. We draw that conclusion because the industry of zip line tours and aerial adventure parks is booming in the Northwest right now. Within the past couple years, fully a dozen commercial zip line attractions have opened in Oregon, Washington and Idaho... not counting at least twelve more in British Columbia and Alaska. The revenue potential has some municipal parks departments looking to add spendy zip line attractions in public parks. Correspondent Tom Banse reports from Eatonville, Washington.

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Olympic Mountain Goats
5:51 am
Fri February 10, 2012

Mountain Goat Population Rising In Olympic National Park

Credit Photo credit US Geological Survey
A mountain goat in Olympic National Park.

There are more mountain goats in Olympic National Park than there have been for the past 20 years. That’s according to a new report released today by the US Geological Survey. Ashley Ahearn reports.

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