A guest appearance by Jack Hanna will add a touch of celebrity to Grand Canyon National Park's May 7, Celebrate Wildlife Day. Hanna, the Emmy Award winning host of "Into the Wild", will join National Park Service biologists to highlight a number of …
Park Begins to Empty as Winter Approaches
In any given year, the shortening days of autumn herald in a seasonal repositioning of the canyon's many sentient beings. Elk, condors, tarantulas, pinion jays, and others prepare to relocate or hunker down as temperatures drop, and the snow begins …
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Horn Section Steals the Show
Park residents learn quickly that a spontaneous crowd gaping in a single direction over the rim could mean anything from a fellow visitor scrambling for his wind-loosened golf visor to a lucky wildlife sighting. I encountered such a scrum on a recent …
A Good Horn Day
On a recent stroll along the forested South Rim, I nearly stepped on a perfectly camouflaged neighbor. The mountain short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) is a palm-sized, diurnal insectivore with a menacing scowl that can be found throughout …
Autumn Arrives at Grand Canyon
On a backpack earlier this week I was reminded why fall is my favorite time to backpack in the Grand Canyon. After weaving through frisky elk on the road to the trailhead ('tis the mating season), my companions and I descended the precipitous South …