Van carrying 6 rolls over edge of Grand Canyon National Park embankment; no serious injuries
By AP GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Six passengers escaped with non-life threatening injuries after the van they were riding in slid over the ...
New Years Morning Grand Canyon
by steelcrt (Subscribe) Photos taken on a New Years Eve trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, it was 4 degrees that morning and what a beautiful ...
Santa Fe man is crazy about the Grand Canyon
He made his first trek into the Grand Canyon in November 2000, hiking down from the South Rim to the Colorado River and back up in one day 14 miles, ...
Continuing challenges face Flag in new decade
A decade later, annual Grand Canyon visitation is still stuck below 5 million and neither Tusayan nor Williams has attracted a gateway theme park. The Canyon will still be there a millennium from now, although we're not sure about the rest of us. As for Flagstaff and growth, this past year saw the fewest number of building permits issued in three or four decades, much less one. Experts no doubt will say the construction industry is cyclical and bound to recover. Personally, we'd prefer less boom and bust and more manageable growth curves this coming decade. SOME PREDICTIONS PRESCIENT Some of the other local predictions from 2000, however, were surprisingly pr...
Arizona's road to recovery mapped out
And, of course, the Grand Canyon. The recession has hurt Arizona more deeply than most states, and most economic analysts expect the state's rebound to lag the nation's largely because of severe government budget deficits and the weak real-estate market. Although those hurdles may seem enormous now, historically, the state has always bounced back from recessions and resumed its role as one of the nation's top job generators and population gainers. After giving a dismal forecast recently, Arizona State University economist Lee McPheters said, "The only good thing we can say is that this is a state that when it comes back, it comes roaring back." People must co...
Grand Canyon Rescue Squad (1/6)
An open letter to Abilene: Dear Abby, if ever there were a band more suited to be your house band, it's Grand Canyon Rescue Episode. I mean, c'mon there's ex-Colorblind Jimmy Mac beating on the drums. These cats swing insurgent and blue, they put the "O" back in country, they boogie, they roll. They'd be perfect for an open jam type situation, say every Wednesday. I really think this would be a good idea if....Oh, I see... Every Wednesday? An open jam too? Glad I thought of it. See you there. I'll bring my hurdy-gurdy.Grand Canyon Rescue Episode performs every Wednesday at 9 p.m. at Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. Free. 232-3230.
Grand Canyon to be flooded more often
12 (UPI) -- The US Department of the Interior is planning more floods in the Grand Canyon, officials say. The man-made floods are an attempt to restore ...
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In honor of the Grand Canyon Railway's 20th anniversary, officials offered a special run of the company's historic 4960 steam engine Sept. 19. ...
Las Vegas-Grand Canyon helicopter tour 41% off
Viator lists its Grand Canyon Helicopter and Ranch Adventure, normally priced at $424, on sale for $260. The four-and-a-half-hour tour includes a helicopter ...