The president comes to Yellowstone Country Aug 22, 2009
After leaving Montana and a stop in Colorado, they also toured Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. (W. Yellowstone News, MT)
Interior chief weighs in on delicate Arizona mining issues Aug 22, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - Mining on federal lands is always a controversial issue, pitting environmentalists against businesses, politicians against politicians. There are rarely easy answers, as Interior Secretary Ken Salazar found Friday. (AZCentral)
Who Wears Short Shorts? Michelle Obama Aug 22, 2009
This Aug. 16, 2009 file photo shows first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia Obama, walking off Air Force One at Grand Canyon National Park Airport in Tusayan, Ariz. (AP). (CBS News)
Temple Bar Marina at Lake Mead. Aug 22, 2009
It abuts Grand Canyon National Park in the east and reaches nearly all the way to Las Vegas in the west. About 7. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Michelle Obama and the Shorts Heard Round the World Aug 21, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia step off Air Force One at Grand Canyon National Park Airport on August 16, 2009 Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images. MORE.. (Time.com)
Obamas marvel at Grand Canyon Aug 17, 2009
US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha and Malia tour Hopi Point with Park Ranger Scott Kraynak at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona ... GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona (AFP) - US president and city slicker Barack Obama plunged into the American wilderness Sunday, gazing out with his two young daughters at the awesome void of the Grand Canyon. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Grand visit by Obamas thrills Canyon crowds Aug 17, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - For tourists at the Grand Canyon on Sunday, the political star power of President Barack Obama and the first family temporarily eclipsed the landmark's majestic natural beauty ... Sasha (left), President Barack Obama, Malia and first lady Michelle Obama tour Hopi Point at Grand Canyon National Park on Sunday. (AZCentral)
Obama and family go West Aug 17, 2009
President Obama takes in the view at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Sunday ... GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (USA Today -- News)
Out West, Obama soaks up wilderness Aug 17, 2009
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha and Malia tour Hopi Point at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Sunday ... GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Gun complaints trail Aug 16, 2009
The Obama family - the president, the first lady and daughters Malia and Sasha - had a busy sightseeing weekend planned: trekking in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday, including a visit to Old Faithful, and touring Grand Canyon National Park on Sunday. Their stops come during one of three summer weekends when the administration waived entrance fees at 147 national parks and monuments to spur tourism and boost local economies. (AZCentral -- News)
Disruptions likely when president visits Canyon Aug 16, 2009
Air Force One is scheduled to land at the Grand Canyon Airport at midmorning, and President Barack Obama s family is expected to spend most of the day touring the Canyon before going to Phoenix (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Obama makes good on Montana fly-fishing promise Aug 16, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Obama goes fly-fishing Aug 16, 2009
The first family also plans to tour Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Sunday. This document was originally published online on Sunday, August 16, 2009. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Hiker dies at Grand Canyon after water runs out Aug 14, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - An 18-year-old who was among a group of eight hikers that had run out of water at the Grand Canyon has died. The National Park Service says rafters on the Colorado River were flagged down by a hiking group Thursday morning about 30 miles downstream from Lees Ferry. (AZCentral -- News)
Obama trip may cause some disruptions at Grand Canyon Aug 14, 2009
Grand Canyon National Park covers more than 1,900 square miles around a 270-mile stretch of the Colorado River, which flows a mile beneath the rim. The area first received federal protection in 1893 and was named a national park in 1919. (AZCentral -- News)
Discover Popular Campgrounds in Ame... Aug 13, 2009
Grand Canyon National Park. According to the National Park Service approximately 5 million people visit the each year. (Suite101.com)
Want to see elk? Here's where. Aug 13, 2009
" Details: Oatman Chamber of Commerce, 928-768-6222 or . Grand Canyon National Park Throughout the Grand Canyon you can encounter wondrous wildlife, including condors that ride the wind and perch at the edge of the gorge. But visitors at Mather Campground, on the South Rim, frequently encounter critters that walk right into their camps. Unfazed by the commotion and lured by grassy patches and water puddles near campsite spigots, mule deer wander alongside tents and trailers. Here you'll also see... (AZCentral -- Travel)
Proposed mine site to get visit by Interior Aug 7, 2009
on a trip to Grand Canyon National Park. Udall chairs a Senate subcommittee on national parks and has been holding hearings on ways to improve park preservation. (AZCentral -- News)
Missing Canyon hiker's body believed found Jul 26, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - Authorities say they have found a body in Grand Canyon National Park and believe it's that of a Northern Arizona University student missing on a hiking trip. Search and rescue crews have been looking for 20-year-old Bryce Gillies since Tuesday. (AZCentral -- News)
Prank led to report of abduction at Grand Canyon Jul 22, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) -- The investigation of a reported abduction at the Grand Canyon has ended after investigators found no one was kidnapped. (FOX 11, AZ)
Interior to halt uranium mining at Grand Canyon Jul 20, 2009
Some 1,100 uranium mining claims are within five miles of the Grand Canyon National Park ... Former Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Rob Arnberger said he would welcome any protection that Salazar offers, but permanent withdrawal is the goal. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Motorist dies driving over edge of Grand Canyon Jul 14, 2009
A man was killed Monday morning after he reportedly drove his vehicle off the edge of the Grand Canyon National Park. Around 6 a.m., Canyon officials received reports of a car over the edge near the El Tovar Hotel, according to a statement released by park spokeswoman Shannan Marcak. (AZCentral -- News)
3 great travel deals Jul 11, 2009
Xanterra South Rim, operator of lodges and other services on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, is offering an "End of Summer Package" starting in mid-August. The deal is good at Maswik and Yavapai lodges, and it is based on double occupancy. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Want to check out the Grand Canyon for free? Jul 10, 2009
Those fee-free spots include 16 places in Arizona, including Grand Canyon National Park, Walnut Canyon National Monument and Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The deal only includes the cost of getting in. (AZCentral -- News)
Endangered fish get a new chance Jul 7, 2009
"That's kind of our hope," said Steve Mietz, natural-resources chief for Grand Canyon National Park. "Maybe we can establish populations that can help feed the mainstream populations and maybe see long reaches of the Colorado with fish, the way it used to be.". (AZCentral -- News)
Grandeur of the rapids Jul 5, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz ... Grand Canyon National Park holds a lottery every February for self-guided raft trip permits for the following year. (Boston Globe)
What Happened to the Stimulus? Jul 2, 2009
Workers carry heavy rocks used in repairing a trail on June 10, 2009 in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. John Moore / Getty. (Time.com)
Company seeks uranium mine permit near Grand Canyon Jun 28, 2009
Most of the claims for uranium are staked in an Arizona strip, a sparsely populated area immediately north of the Grand Canyon National Park known for its high-grade uranium ore. The silvery white metal is used in nuclear energy and weapons and for medicine. (AZCentral -- News)
Grand Canyon fraught with peril for unprepared Jun 26, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz ... Eric Gray, a trails maintenance worker at the Grand Canyon, leads a group of mules carrying supplies down a popular park trail in Grand Canyon National Park. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Grand Canyon Dangerous For Unprepared Jun 17, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip to the Grand Canyon. (Click2Houston, TX)
Ancient 'green' building can apply today Jun 16, 2009
Hopi House in the Grand Canyon National Park is built out of yellow stone and adobe in the centuries-old style of the Hopi Indians. Considering a home improvement project. (AZCentral -- Home)
National parks offering 3 free-entry weekends Jun 3, 2009
The Grand Canyon National Park is one of 16 parks, national monuments and other spots in Arizona that will be offering free admission on certain weekends throughout the summer. Most read. (AZCentral -- News)
ASU students work to develop motor for Grand Canyon rafting Jun 1, 2009
The Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association has given grants to the engineering departments at ASU Polytechnic, Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona and University of Utah to develop alternative motorboat technology for commercial river operations at Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Each year, about 100 motorized rafts make a total of about 425 trips down the river, hauling about 14,000 passengers, according to the outfitters association. (AZCentral -- News)
Grand Canyon filled with peril May 24, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) -- Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip to the Grand Canyon. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Bodies of 2 Grand Canyon hikers recovered May 16, 2009
The bodies of two young men, believed to be two missing drowning victims from a group outing in late April, were found Thursday afternoon, said authorities at Grand Canyon National Park Services. The two bodies were pulled from the Colorado River and taken to the Coconino County Medical Examiner for identification, said Maureen Oltrogge, in a Grand Canyon National Park Services press release. (AZCentral -- News)
Colorado River rapid rises as Lake Mead shrinks May 9, 2009
The drop has let the Colorado reclaim dozens of miles of terrain in northwestern Arizona where the recreation area meets Grand Canyon National Park. "It wasn't even a river there. It was a lake," said Mark Grisham, executive director of the Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Coalition: Plant's pollution mars Canyon views May 8, 2009
A coalition of conservation groups and tribal organizations has petitioned the National Park Service to formally declare that pollution from the Navajo Generating Station near Page impairs the view at Grand Canyon National Park, whose eastern boundaries lie 12 miles from the power plant. A Park Service declaration would require the Environmental Protection Agency to seek tighter pollution controls at the plant, which burns coal to produce electricity for customers in Arizona and neighboring... (AZCentral -- News)
Prospecting for Uranium--In the Grand Canyon May 7, 2009
According to [pdf] by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Grand Canyon Trust, BLM on April 27 authorized Quaterra Alaska Inc. to conduct eight uranium mine exploration operations at five separate projects north of Grand Canyon National Park and west of the Kaibab Plateau. "Our understanding is that exploration can begin immediately," said Taylor McKinnon, director of CBD's public lands program. (Scientific American)
Kaibab National Forest officials to close some roads May 4, 2009
About 517 square miles of forest were evaluated in the Tusayan district, just south of Grand Canyon National Park. The decision doesn't affect the Williams and North Kaibab districts. (AZCentral -- News)
1 of 3 hikers swept away in Colo. River found dead May 2, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz ... Grand Canyon National Park spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge says searchers found the body Friday about a mile down river from where the trio had jumped in. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
One of 3 swept away in Canyon found dead May 2, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK Search crews on Friday found the body of one of three people who were swept away after they jumped into the Colorado River on a visit to the Grand Canyon ... Grand Canyon National Park spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge identified the three as 15-year-old Saif Savaya, and two brothers, 16-year-old Mark Merrill and 22-year-old Joey Merrill. (AZCentral -- News)
Boy's Body Recovered From Colorado River as Search Continues for Two Others May 2, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz ... Grand Canyon National Park spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge identified the three as 15-year-old Saif Savaya, and two brothers, 16-year-old Mark Merrill and 22-year-old Joey Merrill. (Fox News)
Grand Canyon hiker critical after 60-foot fall Apr 30, 2009
Grand Canyon National Park. An injured hiker from Ohio is airlifted out of the Grand Canyon after falling 60-feet off a ledge. (AZCentral -- News)
Taking the kids, and train, to the Grand Canyon Apr 15, 2009
My young cousins from Denver, 6-year-old Ethan Sitzman and his 4-year-old sister Hannah, who have joined me, along with their parents, couldn't be happier that they're on the train and not buckled in their safety and booster seats as we make our way the 65 oh-so-scenic miles to Grand Canyon National Park. As parents compare vacation travel notes, Cowboy singer Craig Summers perches on the side of their chair to strum his guitar, while the older kids make a big fuss over them. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Private fliers, small airports frustrated by safety proposals Mar 19, 2009
Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon West (Peach Springs). (AZCentral -- Business)
Grand Canyon celebrates 90th year as national park Mar 1, 2009
AP Kaye Kerr, left, and Ian Kerr take photographs from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in. GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz ... Park officials on Thursday marked the 90th anniversary of the Grand Canyon National Park with a ceremony and the opening of the Verkamp's Visitor Center, named for the family that operated a gift shop out of the building for more than a century before it closed in September. (Yahoo News)
At Canyon, new fears of air pollution over cement plant Mar 1, 2009
But environmental groups and nearby landowners fear the company will be a major polluter, dirtying the air over Grand Canyon National Park and in nearby communities. If that happens, it could diminish views at the park and pose a threat to locals' health, opponents say. (AZCentral -- Business)
Grab one last bit of winter: Go snowshoeing. Feb 28, 2009
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - The trail was white, the parking lot was empty and the day lay before us. A thin crust of ice crunched under our snowshoes as we started toward the edge of the Grand Canyon. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Budget AZ: Grand Canyon Feb 28, 2009
Visiting Grand Canyon National Park is a bargain ... GETTING THERE Grand Canyon National Park is about 230 miles north of Phoenix ... Grand Canyon National Park: 928-638-7888, www. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Water battle rages at Grand Canyon Feb 22, 2009
The allegations resurfaced with a January memo written by the superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park, who accused his bosses of disregarding science in preparing for the flood designed to reverse some of the damaging effects of Glen Canyon Dam on the canyon and on the Colorado River. He also described the environmental review of the experiment as one of the worst he's seen. (AZCentral -- News)
Artella “Alfred” Resor Feb 14, 2009
Before World War II, Alfred worked for Grand Canyon National Park, delivering tourists by mule through the Grand Canyon. After the war he worked for an Arizona cattle ranch. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Great American Vacations Feb 8, 2009
Consider Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona (pictured: Bright Angel trail). Great American Vacations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Summer Festivals Feb 8, 2009
Where: Shrine of the Ages Auditorium, Grand Canyon National Park. The fun: Annual series of evening concerts with musicians from around the country. (AZCentral -- Travel)
