After 11 years, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument reopens

Posted by on Sep 19, 2014 @ 4:09 pm in Hiking News | 0 comments | Last modified: September 19, 2014

The “most dangerous national park” has been largely closed to the public for the last 11 years. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, on the southern Arizona border, once saw a steady flow of immigrants – and drug runners – from Mexico. On Aug. 9, 2002, ranger Kris Eggle was shot and killed while chasing a cartel hit squad, prompting park officials to close nearly 70...

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