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Grand Canyon, Ariz. – Starting July 1st, Grand Canyon National Park’s Trail Crew will begin repairs to the trail and staircase between the train depot and the El Tovar Hotel. During the repairs, crews will close the trail and staircase, but walkers will be able to reach the Rim Trail and the El Tovar Hotel via […]

Grand Canyon, Ariz. – A man who died while hiking the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as 36-year-old Takayuki Fujiwara of Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. At approximately 3:45 pm on Thursday, June 18, hikers reported to a park ranger near Indian Garden on the Bright Angel Trail that a

A man who died while hiking the Bright Angel Trail has been identified. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/bright-angel-trail-fatality-identified.htm Source:: Grand Canyon       

Grand Canyon, Ariz.– At approximately 3:45 pm on Thursday, June 18, hikers reported to a park ranger near Indian Garden that a member of their party needed help. The park ranger responded down the Bright Angel Trail to a location known as the Devil’s Corkscrew.When the ranger arrived, more members of the party said they

The St. George News reported on June 10th, 2015  “A family camping at the back of Crystal Springs Canyon, in a location with a pour-off overhead and a very small beach area, was caught in extreme weather that brought in a considerable amount of rain, causing flash flooding….The flash flood came down where the family was mooring their boats,

June 2, 2015 – Yellowstone National Park – A 62-year-old Australian man sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries after an encounter with a bison near Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone National Park around 11 a.m. today. According to witness reports, several people were crowding a bison that was lying on the grass near an asphalt path,

On Tuesday afternoon, June 9, Grand Teton National Park rangers conducted a rescue operation via helicopter for an injured climber who fell on a wet, rock slab just above the Meadows area of Garnet Canyon in the heart of the Teton Range. Charlie Emerson, 31, of Marietta, Georgia was solo climbing a 4th class rated

Managers of both the Kaibab National Forest and Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona were recently recognized for the leadership role they’ve played in managing wildland fire across the landscape and jurisdictional boundaries for the purpose of improving forest health conditions. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/fire-award.htm Source:: Grand Canyon       

Grand Canyon, Ariz.–Twenty-two year old Morgan Heimer remains missing on the Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park;and a six day search by the National Park Service has turned up no additional clues as to his whereabouts. Heimer was last seen on Tuesday, June 2 at approximately 4 pm around River Mile 213 near Pumpkin

Grand Canyon, Ariz.– Coconino County Public Health Services District, in collaboration with the National Park Service, will be initiating monthly monitoring for plague at various locations on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The purpose is to monitor public areas for the presence of plague and, if detected, to then initiate actions to