Grand Canyon National Park

Man Falls 350 Feet To His Death At Grand Canyon National Park

A Texas man visiting Grand Canyon National Park has fallen 350 feet to his death.

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By NPT Staff - March 17th, 2014 4:45pm

Essential Paddling Guide: Colorado River’s Flows Threatened By Growing Demands, Drier Climate

“Running on empty” unfortunately is a very apt description of the Colorado River Basin, which long has had its water overcommitted. Today, the vast watershed that stretches from the mountains of Colorado to the Gulf of California and helps nourish some 30 million residents in the Southwest and Mexico is mired in a long-running drought that threatens to dramatically recast the already-arid region.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 10th, 2014 3:41am

Snowpack Points To Bodacious White-Water Rafting Season In Southwestern National Parks

With March typically one of the snowier months of the year in the Rocky Mountains, the coming summer float season on rivers through Dinosaur National Monument, Canyonlands National Park, and Grand Canyon National Park will be something to rave about.

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By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2014 5:59am

President's FY15 Budget Proposal For National Park Service Requests Slight Increase

President Obama's fiscal year 2015 budget contains a slight, $55 million increase for the National Park Service, though that number could swell to more than $650 million if Congress goes along with the president's vision.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 4th, 2014 4:23pm

Reader Participation Day: How Would You Design A National Park?

If you were given a blank piece of paper, and asked to design a national park, what would you consider to be indispensable?

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 26th, 2014 7:30am

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Skeletal Remains Found In Grand Canyon National Park

Skeletal remains found in Grand Canyon National Park possibly are those of a man who vanished in the canyon four years ago, according to park officials.

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By NPT Staff - February 25th, 2014 2:40pm

Time To Sign Up For Summer Field Courses In The National Parks

Sure, it's winter, but you shouldn't be neglecting your summer fun. Now's the time to be signing up for field courses in the national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 18th, 2014 3:00am

The Grandest Of Rivers

Lava Falls is perhaps the rapid most feared on the Colorado River, which early on was known as the Grand River. During guided trips down the river through Grand Canyon National Park you often find yourself holding on while the guide does all the work.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 15th, 2014 9:31am

Essential Paddling Guide: Row Your Boat, Deep In The Canyon With O.A.R.S.

I've often said that if you've seen one Grand Canyon you've seen them all. Well, that does make some sense because, after all, there's really just only one in the world. And deep in the bottom of this desert chasm lays the main culprit of erosion, the granddaddy of all American waterways: the Colorado River. It's the big ticket, the plum, the one that challenges all paddlers and rowers.

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By Patrick Cone - January 16th, 2015 12:58pm

Around The Parks: Paddling Rules, Poster Contests, Grand Canyon's Airshed

Congressional efforts to dictate paddling rules in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, a poster contest at Cedar Breaks National Monument, and cleaner air for Grand Canyon National Park are just some of the topics swirling about the National Park System.

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By NPT Staff - February 11th, 2014 2:45am

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