Grand Canyon News Week of Aug 11th 2014

New Road Makes Trip to Grand Canyon Skywalk Faster
Officials from the Hualapai Tribe gathered Tuesday for a ceremonial grand opening of a road that had been a major headache for tourists headed to the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

Source: ABC News
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Train to Grand Canyon provides scenery, history, entertainment
The drive to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim is easy enough. Get to Flagstaff and it’s only about 90 miles across Arizona’s high country. But why take a car when you can ride a train, especially one like the Grand Canyon Railway?

Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
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Concessions Contract Will Cost Grand Canyon National Park $100 Million
A new concessions contract for businesses on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will cost the park $100 million, an amount that could impact just about all operations in the park, Superintendent Dave Uberuaga said Wednesday.

Source: National Park Traveler
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