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A four-day weather event ending on December 2nd left the inner canyon shrouded in fog beneath liquid blue skies. This phenomenon, commonly referred to as an inversion, created an ironic scenario wherein park visitors felt robbed of an unfettered view …
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If you are headed to Grand Canyon National Park during the winter holiday season, be sure to steer your sleigh towards the El Tovar Hotel. One of the grand lodges of the West, this 1905-vintage structure has anchored the Historic Village District of …
Whether you are birdwatcher, backpacker, or budding botanist, the Grand Canyon Field Institute (GCFI) has the perfect class for you in 2014. GCFI, the premier education program for the Grand Canyon Association, is going on its 21st year of providing …
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In any given year the National Park Service offers a "fee free" day or two, during which all park entrance fees are waived for the visiting public. The next installment on this tradition will take place November 9, 10, and 11, when the NPS strings …
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Empty parking lots, hotels, and gift shops. Puzzled squirrels, deer, and ravens. Graveyard silence. As the park closure spurred by a Congressional budget impasse began to take hold, a vacated Grand Canyon Village became a veritable gated community …
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