With a regional fireworks ban on Independence Day due to the risk of forest fires, it wasn't hard for the 5th of July to steal the show. And so it did, with the South Rim's first measurable rain in months. The opening act to this year's monsoon …
Water Crisis Avoided as Fickle Pipeline Gets the Fix
Against a backdrop of elusive summer rains, soaring temperatures, and park-wide fire restrictions, the National Park Service finally...ahem...caught a break. The park's hardworking maintenance crew was finally able to repair a stubborn rupture in the …
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Canyon Classics: Cover to Cover
Looking for a great summer read? I picked up "The Grand Canyon Reader" on a recent visit to Telluride, and have yet to put it down. In this volume, Lance Newman, a Professor of English and longtime commercial river guide has cherry-picked an …
Grand Canyon National Park by the Numbers
Which U.S. president gave Grand Canyon its first legal protection in 1893? How many medical evacuations occurred park-wide in the last year? Does Grand Canyon have endemic plant species? For inquiring minds there are few better resources on your …
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New & Improved BA Trailhead Unveiled
Portable toilets, potholes, and puzzled tourists looking for bearings--that was the scene for decades at the Bright Angel Trailhead. This lackluster portal to a world-class backcountry experience has been used by thousands of hikers, backpackers, …