An Indiana Woman Passed Away Earlier This Month After Trying To Hike Up And Down The Grand Canyon In The Same Day
National Park officials say a 36-year-old Indiana woman passed away while hiking the Bright Angel Trail earlier this month. Officials say the communications center received a report of an unresponsive hiker at around 9 p.m. back on May 14th. The hiker on the trail was found above the Three-Mile Resthouse. The victim was attempting to […]
Two Prescribed Burns Are Set For Thursday And Next Week On State Trust Land In Coconino County
There will be two prescribed burns in Coconino County starting Thursday. The first burn will be on about 16-hundred acres of state trust land east of Mormon Lake about 30 miles southeast of Flagstaff and ten miles south of Interstate-40. Fire managers expect the burn to take two days. Smoke from the burn should not […]
North Rim Of The Grand Canyon To Reopen June 2nd
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon will re-open Friday, June 2nd. Also opening for the summer season that day are the Grand Canyon Lodge, the Grand Canyon Conservancy bookstore, and the Backcountry Information Office. The North Rim Campground will reopen a week later. The lodge received more than 250 inches of snow this winter. […]