Fatality on Bright Angel Trail at Grand Canyon National Park
A 36-year-old man died in the Grand Canyon as temperatures rose to 110 degrees.
- By Patrick Cone - June 19th, 2015 7:30pm
Grand Canyon
Did the First Europeans to See the Grand Canyon Leave This Mysterious Inscription?
The first viewing of the Grand Canyon by Europeans is usually credited to a party of Spaniards led by Don Garcia Lopez de Cárdenas in 1540, but the location of that event has never been confirmed. Now the discovery of an old inscription carved in sandstone offers an intriguing clue
- By Jim Burnett - November 21st, 2010 9:45am
Why Are Those Planes Flying Over Grand Canyon National Park This Weekend?
The U. S. Geological Survey is applying lessons learned from the recent debacle with Air Force One flying over New York City for a photo op. The scientists will be making some scientific overflights at Grand Canyon National Park for the next six days, and they're doing their best to inform the public in advance.
- By Jim Burnett - May 21st, 2009 4:36pm
Mining, Nuclear Power, and Parks in the Balance
As worldwide demand for clean nuclear power increases, mining claims for uranium and other material have boomed in the western United States. Many of these claims are being staked very close to the sensitive areas just outside of national parks, places like the Grand Canyon, Death Valley and Arches. This has led to a plea for updated mining laws, which in present condition have remained nearly unchanged since 1872.
- By jersu - August 29th, 2007 6:32pm
Mountain Lion Kittens Collared in Grand Canyon
When I think of wildlife in Grand Canyon National Park, I typically think of condors, lizards, and mules. Mountain lions are not high on the list. But apparently they should be, as park biologists have just placed tagged three five-week-old lion kittens.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2007 8:33pm
S&R Blotter
Search and rescue season is heating up in the parks, with rangers having to respond to a visitor who fell off the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and one lost in Yosemite.
Hikers in Grand Canyon Resort to PLB To Save Themselves
More and more, modern technology allows us to save us from ourselves. A perfect example occurred earlier this week in the Grand Canyon, where hikers beaten down by the heat used a “personal locator beacon” to save themselves. The help, incidentally, came from across the country in Florida.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 5th, 2007 12:12pm
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