Wild West

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Grand Canyon aficionados have two big anniversaries to celebrate in 2019. On February 26 Grand Canyon National Park [nps.gov/grca], in northern Arizona, celebrates its centennial. Of course, the canyon itself is a tad older. Though geologists debate

Backpacker

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“On a Grand Canyon overnight, I did a terrible thing. When I reached the bottom, I realized I'd packed a pound more fuel than I'd need. I tried to give it away, but no one would accept. So, rather than hike 4,400 vertical feet with the extra weight,

National Park Journal

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TIME Sunset, Nov. 4 LOCATION Grand Canyon National Park SEE IT I captured this image while on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, partially down the Grand-view Trail. PRO TIPS When bad weather rolls in, do not go back inside and call it a day. Some

National Park Journal

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There are few road trips that take you to the base of towering peaks, the heart of red-rock canyons, the front door of ancient ruins, the rim of the Grand Canyon and the rejuventating waters of Colorado's hot springs like this one. Start in Denver be

NPR

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The Havasupai Tribe is the only Native American tribe that still lives below the rim of the Grand Canyon.

The Atlantic

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There’s a book called Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon. The cover depicts a human skeleton lying at the canyon rim, not subtly. It’s not so much a safety manual as a collection of terrifying stories—it promises “gripping accounts of all known

National Park Journal

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Without the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon wouldn’t exist. The river originates in Rocky Mountain National Park and has spent 6 million long, hard years sculpting the Grand Canyon In doing so, it's dug deep into 1.8-billion-year-old rock, the found

TechLife News

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Musetta Vander has been to several of the most iconic national parks and landscapes in the U.S., capturing herself doing a yoga pose among the Joshua trees, driving on a tree-lined highway framed by Yosemite’s towering rock formations and sitting at

The American Scholar

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WORDS FAIL TO CONVEY the magnitude of the Grand Canyon—that abyss almost a mile in depth that stretches to the horizon in three directions, containing a world of side canyons, peaks, and cliffs of all colors, usually washed with the moving shadows of

TechLife News

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The desperate effort this week to find two hikers who disappeared at the bottom of the Grand Canyon represented the National Park Service’s most extensive use yet of drones in a search-and-rescue mission. The Grand Canyon is the only national park wi

Four Wheeler

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I bought a ’73 Jeep J-4600 Townside Custom Cab with 53,000 original miles 1.5 months ago. She has a 360 4V, TH400, Quadra-Trac with the optional gear reduction unit, and the factory 4:10 gears. The stock drum brakes remind me of the Flintstones when

You South Africa

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THE Grand Canyon in the American state of Arizona is one of the world’s most spectacular natural wonders. The canyon, carved out of the rock through erosion by water from the Colorado River over millions of years, is 446km long, 29km at its widest an

How It Works

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Five of North America’s seven life zones – areas with similar plants and animals – appear within the Grand Canyon’s 1.6-kilometre-high walls. While desert scrub like cacti are found close to the river, a spruce-fir forest covers the North Rim above 2

National Park Journal

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So, before I set off with my family this year to backpack from Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim to the Colorado River nearly 5,000 feet below, I found it hard to imagine what our journey would look like deep within the canyon. Sure, we had hike

PleinAir Magazine

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At the time John Wesley Powell began his historic expedition through the Grand Canyon in the late 19th century, most Americans knew virtually nothing of the natural wonder. For many, their introduction to the majestic landscape came by way of the pai

Outdoor Photographer

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Toroweap Overlook has one of the best views in the solar system. This is an area that I had longed to visit—it’s unlike your usual experience at Grand Canyon. On the more familiar south side of the park, you generally see a vast expanse of canyon ter

TRAIL

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WORDS KAREN JENNINGS It’s taken me a while to write this, partly because I’ve been grappling with how to share my account responsibly. It was not the safest thing to have done. I hope I can convey both my adventure, as well as my thoughts on taking o

Wild West

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This stunning view of the Grand Canyon [nps.gov/grca] was taken from Yaki Point by photographer Michael Quinn. In winter months on the South Rim free national park shuttle buses run every 15 minutes from 6:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m., providing access from

National Park Journal

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Perched between 8,000 and 9,000 feet, Grand Canyon’s North Rim is located in northern Arizona 45 miles south of Jacob Lake via AZ 67. It’s composed of a mixed conifer forest and stands of aspen trees. Because it sits about 1,500 feet higher than the

Backpacker

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TWENTY MINUTES AGO, staring at the cliffs that soar above the foaming rapids of the Snake River, I wondered how I would ever pass through. But faith and footsteps paid off, and now I’m 500 feet in the air, on a narrow trail blasted out of sheer grani

TIME

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IF YOU WANT STRANGERS TO ASK TO TAKE A photo with you, walk around in a park ranger’s uniform. As chief ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, Matthew Vandzura knows this well. Even on a winter day, with snow on the ground and only a few dozen tourist

National Park Journal

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Introduced to Arizona in the early 1900s, elk made their way to Grand Canyon National Park and approximately 100 of them live there. Adult bull elk weigh up to 700 pounds, while adult females may weigh up to 500 pounds. They graze near Mather Campgro

National Park Journal

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If you are looking for convenience and a reasonably priced room, consider Yavapai Lodge located about a mile from the South Rim and nestled in a ponderosa pine forest. While the Yavapai Lodge’s roots are not as deep as nearby El Tovar Hotel, which op

Horse & Rider

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TRAVEL Arizona WHERE Grand Canyon National Park & Kaibab National Forest WHAT Grand Canyon Rides WHEN May 15 to October 15 (North Rim); Year-round (South Rim) There’s perhaps no better way to see the Grand Canyon—one of the seven wonders of the natur

National Park Journal

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You'll feel as if you stepped back in time to the heyday of Route 66 when you pull into Williams, just 60 miles south of Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim. Explore its vibrant historic downtown where you'll hear the greatest hits of the 1950s an

National Park Journal

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Introduced to Arizona in the early 1900s, elk made their way to Grand Canyon National Park and approximately 100 of them live there. Adult bull elk weigh up to 700 pounds, while adult females may weigh up to 500 pounds. They graze near Mather Campgro

Outdoor Photographer

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In 1869, explorer John Wesley Powell led the first recorded passage of white men through the Grand Canyon. Plunging into the unknown in small wooden boats to measure and map one of the last uncharted spots in the American West, the expedition team wa

NPR

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News images showed thick black smoke issuing from the fiery wreckage at the bottom of a ravine. Seven people were on board the helicopter.

International Traveller

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For many, Grand Canyon National Park is a sightseeing coach stop, a natural tonic for the lights of nearby Las Vegas and a ‘been there’ photo opportunity. But the world’s most famous canyon in Arizona, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a

Apple Magazine

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The desperate effort this week to find two hikers who disappeared at the bottom of the Grand Canyon represented the National Park Service’s most extensive use yet of drones in a search-and-rescue mission. The Grand Canyon is the only national park wi