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Today is something of a curtain raiser for the U.S. National Parks system, ushering in its busiest season. Last year, the parks welcomed nearly 312 million visitors, hiking across the Grand Canyon, posting Instagram stories from Joshua Tree and waiting for Old Faithful by Yellowstone’s rainbow pools. (Reminder: Don’t touch …
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