Tia Jones is a long time contributor for the Grand Canyon Visitor Center website. She is active outdoors and absolutely loves the Grand Canyon.
Earth Notes: Counting The Flies Of Grand Canyon Grand Canyon river guides work long hours. In the last 2 years, some of them took on a seemingly unlikely new duty: collecting flies.
A Sea of Clouds Fills the Grand Canyon Weather conditions in Arizona’s Grand Canyon last week gave rise to a rare phenomenon called total cloud inversion.
The Grand Canyon North Rim will closed for the season, while the South remains open.
A River of Clouds Flowing Through the Grand Canyon. The Most Beautiful Weather Event One Can Ever Witness In Life?
Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort near Grand Canyon National Park opened last week beginning its 2013-2014 winter season.
Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort Near Grand Canyon Opens for Black Friday
We all feel religious this time of the year, especially when we see the Christmas lights and the holidays’ illuminations, and people celebrating love and family.
See Sunset or Stargaze Let changing light in the canyon inspire you as you stroll 0.3 miles between Powell and Hopi Point.
Prescribed Fire Successfully Treats 800 Acres on South Rim
Here’s a list of a few things to do in the Grand Canyon December 1st 2013 through February 28, 2014
Grand Canyon to be Flooded An abundance of sand in the Colorado River is giving federal officials an opportunity to flood the waterway and spread the sediment throughout the Grand Canyon, creating sandbars and beaches for campers as well as protection for archaeological sites.
The Grand Canyon has been on my ‘bucket list’ for a long time and, this year, I finally made it.
A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) will support public transportation between Williams, Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon in the near future.
Free Entrance to Grand Canyon National Park Veteran’s Day Weekend If you’re planning a visit to the Grand Canyon this weekend you are in luck. Grand Canyon National Park offers fee-free entry during Veterans Day Weekend. Nov. 9-11, 2013
Looking for a special way to celebrate the season? Here’s what the Grand Canyon Railway, which runs daily train experiences through the Grand Canyon Park, has planned.
Relocation of Endangered Fish Spurs Recovery in Grand Canyon Some 300 fish took a most unusual trip.
For John and Laurie Boone, it was meant to be a trip of a lifetime. A trip the couple had been anticipating for 17 years.
Grand Canyon Railway tickets half off for Smart Shoppers Finally the Grand Canyon is back open to the public and we’re celebrating with an awesome Smart Shopper Deal of the Day.
There are more than 1,500 known species of vascular plants, 167 species of fungi, and 64 species of moss found in Grand Canyon National Park.
Hazard maps are a common and useful tool for people involved in disaster management and disaster recovery, providing an image of the most susceptible areas and so enabling better pre-, during and post-event decision-making.
National Park Service Defends Government Shutdown Closures With the National Park Service under fire from Republicans for how it’s gone about shuttering parks and monuments it operates during the 16-day-old government shutdown, Democratic lawmakers and the director of the NPS on Wednesday fiercely defended the agency’s actions.
If you are approaching or leaving the Grand Canyon South Rim, take some time to see Bedrock City before it’s gone.
Tusayan Mayor Greg Bryan criticized lawmakers Wednesday for closing the Grand Canyon National Park.
Protesters Gathering at Grand Canyon Gates Tomorrow Oct. 8th 2013 at 1pm
The US Nationals Parks – Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty and Grand Canyon will resume under the conditions of a deal reached late Friday between Gov. Jan. Brewer and federal officials. The state will pay $651,000 to cover a week’s worth of costs to reinstate the entire park for seven days.
The Canyon’s Chief Ranger Bill Wright says people have been discovered sneaking at the South Rim on trails trying to hike.
Community and businesses irked over the current political climate are planning a protest in the ADOT right-of-way just south of the Grand Canyon National Park South Rim entrance gates.
Federal Government Shutdown Forces Grand Canyon National Park Closure
As Grand Canyon West is owned by the Hualapai Indian Tribe, it isn’t part of the 401 National Park Service closures.
Anyone arriving at the Grand Canyon National Park today will find the gates locked and be turned away.
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