Grand Canyon News Week of Apr 11th 2016

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Grand Canyon Stamp Honors NPS Centennial
The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS) on August 25, 2016, with a new stamp featuring a famous painting of the Grand Canyon by artist Thomas Moran

Source:  ExploretheCanyon.com
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The Grand Canyon in Color: Stunning Photographs From 1947
The couple of color images that made it into the magazine, however, represented just a slice of what LIFE kept to itself or printed in black and white; a few of those unprinted images can be seen here.

Source:  www.time.com
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How tour the Grand Canyon in four hours or less
If you only have a short amount of time, no problem! The National Parks Service says most people only spend half a day at the canyon, so here’s how you can take in all the sights in four hours or less.

Source:  www.azfamily.com
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Fighting the haze at the Grand Canyon
There is persistent haze at the canyon which, unfortunately, affects the experience for some of the nearly five million annual visitors to the site. Some of this is caused by smog from as far away as Los Angeles and some of it is caused by nearby mining.

Source:  www.pri.org
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