A real bonus for park visitors during the winter months (December through February) is the seasonal access they have to the breathtaking scenic overlooks along Hermit Road (formerly known as West Rim … [Read more...]
Grand Canyon Mining Ban Upheld by 9th Circuit
In early October, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request from the National Mining Association to hear an appeal to a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to uphold a ban on uranium mining near Grand … [Read more...]
Grand Canyon Conservancy Field Institute Rolls Out 2019 Program
The Grand Canyon Association, for which this writer has served as Director of the Field Institute for two decades, recently changed its name to Grand Canyon Conservancy (GCC). The change was made to … [Read more...]
NPS Seeking Public Comment on Desert View Transformation
In 2015, the National Park Service (NPS) assumed control of the Watchtower at Desert View. This 1932-vintage architectural marvel, designed by Mary Jane Colter, anchors a modest tourist infrastructure … [Read more...]
Shuttering the North Rim: Another Season Comes and Goes
Beginning on Monday, October 15, visitor services on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will be gradually dialed down. A link to a National Park Service (NPS) press release below provides the … [Read more...]
Colorful Finish to North Rim Season
Though not considered a fall colors destination on a scale of the not-to-distant Colorado Rockies, the changing of the foliage on Grand Canyon’s North Rim draws its share of photographers and leaf … [Read more...]
Think You Know the Canyon?
What are your odds of finding dinosaur fossils below the rim? How about a city? Are there any deeper canyons on the planet? These and other facts are confirmed or debunked in a fun quiz on the … [Read more...]
Art on the Edge: Upcoming Events Sure to Inspire
This past Sunday, visitors clustered along the South Rim to enjoy a rousing display of lightning and rainbows; likely the final boisterous storm of the monsoon season. With the close of the … [Read more...]
Rain, Lightning, Smoke, Repeat
A herky jerky summer rain pattern has left the Grand Canyon thirsty for more. Since settling in on the region back in July, the seasonal monsoon has soaked areas to the south including the San … [Read more...]
Chubs Finding New Home in Bright Angel Creek
When the Glen Canyon Dam came online in the 1960s, the Bureau of Reclamation was more concerned with banking a reliable reservoir for lower Colorado River basin states, and generating hydroelectric … [Read more...]