The Rio Grande separates the United States from Mexico on the edge of Big Bend National Park in Texas.

Article: National Park of American Samoa a place too special ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Robert Cross NATIONAL PARK OF AMERICAN SAMOA _ As soon as ... the highlights of American Samoa National Park, especially for beach lovers ... Boundary NPS." This is the only national park not at least partially owned by ...

Article: America's latest national park drops `swamp' from ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  May 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Robert Cross CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK, S.C. _ Somewhere up in ... around trees, and the 57th national park, so designated only last November ... creatures now congregate in Congaree National Park, rather than Congaree Swamp ...

Article: Near Cleveland, nature makes a stand at the Cuyahoga Valley ...
Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  June 5, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Robert Cross CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Ohio _ The first brown highway sign said ... a whole lot more to find out. Cuyahoga National Park is the stealth bomber of the National Park Service, a bit off the radar screen. It ...

Article: California: a hotbed of activity at Lassen Volcanic ...
Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  March 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Robert Cross LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK, Calif. _ The Cinder Cone looks brand-new. Its sides slant gracefully toward the pointed top, 700 feet above the lava-cluttered ...

Article: If you go to Cuyahoga Valley National Park ...
Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  June 5, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Robert Cross Established as a national park: Oct. 11, 2000 Area: 33 ... legislative boundaries of Cuyahoga National Park, but rural towns like charming ... Information: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville ...

Article: The nation's largest sand trap piles up in a Colorado ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Robert Cross GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK, Colo. _ All it needs is ... dunes earned a promotion to national park from their former rank as ... acquisition and a few new national park-level facilities. I found ...

Article: Petrified Forest National Park facts.
Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  April 17, 2002 ;     402 words ...Byline: Robert Cross Established as a national park: Dec. 9, 1962. Area: 93,533 acres. Visitors ... 844,592 2000: 605,192 2001: 583,904 (Source: National Park Service) ___ (c) 2002, Chicago Tribune. Visit ...