Grand Canyon News Week of Aug 25th 2014

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Free admission to Grand Canyon, national parks
Visitors to national parks in Arizona and across the country will get free admission on Monday, Aug. 25, in honor of the National Park Service’s 98th birthday.

Source: AZ Central
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Grand Canyon to charge hikers a fee for ‘rim to rim’ trek
While most Grand Canyon visitors are drawn to its dramatic beauty, a growing number of amateur athletes see it as a grueling challenge: a steep, sweaty 24-mile trek from one side of the canyon rim to the other.

Source: Fox News
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Free Video Podcasts Explore Grand Canyon
From river to rim, the Canyon has a diversity of plant and animal life, hidden springs, human history. A free video-podcast series called “Grand Canyon in Depth” explores these stories.

Source: AZ Central
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Grand Canyon Announces New Regulations for Runners
The National Park Service announced today that it will begin issuing Special Use Permits on an interim basis for organized, non-commercial rim-to-rim and extended day hiking and running at Grand Canyon National Park.

Source: Competitor.com
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