Grand Canyon News Week of July 14th 2014

in ,

Grand Canyon Bats test Positive for Rabies
Officials have warned Grand Canyon visitors to take precaution after a woman was exposed this month to a bat that later tested positive for rabies

Source: AZ Central
Get the Full Story

Tourists risk their lives for a Grand canyon Photo-Op
Several were hopping from one rock to another or posing for pictures, including a 38-year-old father pretending to fall to scare his child, who then really fell to his death.

Source: ExploretheCanyon.com
Get the Full Story

Dying at the Grand Canyon
So, there’s little risk for canyon visitors, but have the deaths there really been from people going over the edge?

Source: Five Thirty Eight
Get the Full Story

Personal Journey: A great Grand Canyon father-son team
‘Did you make it to the bottom?” everyone asked when we got back from the Grand Canyon. “Of course we did,” I answered – but it took five days and a father-son journey to get there.

Source: Philly.com
Get the Full Story

RV Safety and Grand Canyon Travel Tips
Traveling in a recreational vehicle (RV) to the Grand Canyon can be cost efficient, comfortable, and convenient.

Source: ExploretheCanyon.com
Get the Full Story

Grand Canyon Railway rides through history
The drive to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim is easy enough. It’s about four hours from Phoenix, plus whatever time you spend stopping for lunch and maybe a fill-up in Flagstaff.

Source: AZ Central
Get the Full Story

Grand Canyon Kolb Studio Lives On
In the early 1900s two brothers, Emery and Ellsworth Kolb, saw an economic opportunity at the Grand Canyon. But it didn’t come without constant determination — much like the Kolb Studio itself, which has clung to the side of the Grand Canyon for more than a century.

Source: Fronteras
Get the Full Story