Grand Canyon National Park

What are the New Seven Wonders of Nature? The Polls Are Now Open

"Top whatever" lists seem to be popular these days, and a group is conducting an ambitious world-wide poll to determine the "New Seven Wonders of Nature." Their 28 finalists were announced earlier this week, and a U.S. national park is on the list. Voting is now underway to pick the winners.

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By Jim Burnett - July 22nd, 2009 9:04pm

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New Electronic Applications Aim to Enhance Your National Park Visit

Where once we had guidebooks, topographic maps, and campfire talks to help us appreciate and understand the national parks, there's now a growing number of electronic applications for your iPhones, iPod Touches, and other cellphones and media devices to overwhelm the senses.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 23rd, 2009 12:33pm

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"River Runners for Wilderness" Lose Bid to See Motorized Rafts, Helicopters Banned from Colorado River Corridor in Grand Canyon

A coalition of river runners that believes muscles, not motors, should drive rafts down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park has been rebuffed in its bid to see the National Park Service agree with that belief.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 21st, 2009 5:40pm

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Interior Secretary Moves to Block Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park

Taking a step the Bush administration refused to take, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has issued a temporary ban on uranium mining on roughly 1 million acres surround Grand Canyon National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 20th, 2009 11:11am

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Heat Exhaustion May Have Helped Save a Hiker's Life at Grand Canyon National Park

Heat exhaustion is a recurring and serious problem at Grand Canyon National Park. In a bizarre twist, a recent case at the park had a rare and unexpected spin-off—it may have helped save a hiker's life.

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By Jim Burnett - July 16th, 2009 11:25am

National Park Quiz 63: Pools

The theme of this week’s quiz is a term that has at least 13 different meanings. We’ll pretty much stick with the standard connotation, but not entirely. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you clean the Traveler wishing well and count all the pennies.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 4:52am

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Thelma & Louise Redux? Man Drives Car Off South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

An unidentified man died Monday when he apparently drove his car off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and plummeted about 600 feet to the rocky slope below

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 13th, 2009 12:08pm

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Traveler's Top 10 Rivers to Ride in the National Park System

Sure, the most iconic river in all the land is the Colorado that flows through Grand Canyon National Park. But that doesn't mean you can't find quality river trips elsewhere in the National Park System.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 10th, 2009 4:55pm

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Free Digital Photo Workshops at Grand Canyon National Park

If you'll be at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon between now and July 27 and you'd like to learn how to take better photos, here's a great opportunity. You don't even need a camera to participate.

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By Jim Burnett - July 13th, 2009 12:36pm

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Book Now For Late-Summer Savings at Select Grand Canyon National Park Lodges

Ahhhh, here we are in early July and already the end of summer is in sight. And end-of-summer savings on lodgings in Grand Canyon National Park also are in sight.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 4th, 2009 12:20pm

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