Grand Canyon News You May Have Missed Week of May 5th 2014
Grand Canyon Collision Declared a National Historic Landmark
On June 30th two planes collided, mid-air, over the desert skies of the Grand Canyon. All 128 passengers on board both flights perished, making this collision the deadliest plane crash of its time.
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Source: ExploretheCanyon.com
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New Camping Permit Requirements for Tuweep, Grand Canyon National Park
Beginning Sept. 1, Grand Canyon National Park will begin requiring reservations for all campers who wish to stay at the Tuweep Campground.
Source: St. George Utah News
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http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/05/11/new-camping-permit-requirements-tuweep-grand-canyon-national-park/#.U3Al4yg5Mes
8 Things to Do When Visiting the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is split into the South and North rims, each of which provides tourists with an array of different and geologically rich experiences embedded in Arizona’s desert.
Source: Review Journal
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Valley professor becomes 3rd to hike length of Grand Canyon
A Mesa Community College professor is writing a book after becoming just the third person ever to hike the entire length of the Grand Canyon on both sides of the Colorado River.
Source: AZ Family
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It’s a Woman’s World: Hiking the Grand Canyon Heaven, Hell and Hilarious Fun
At my 40th birthday party, my college friend posed an intriguing proposition: Would I hike with her to the bottom of the Grand Canyon? She was going with her 62-year-old mother and her lady friends.
Source: Scene Newspaper
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North Rim Opens May 15
After the Arizona Department of Transportation opens Highway 67 to the North Rim on May 15 by 8 a.m., the Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim and Grand Canyon Trail Rides will start their 2014 seasonal operations.
Source: Grand Canyon News
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Grand Canyon Skywalk Lawsuit Ends in Settlement
A contract dispute over the Grand Canyon Skywalk, has finally come to an end after three long years.
Source: ExploretheCanyon.com
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