Grand Canyon

National Park

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Arizona

Established:

National Park: February 26, 1919
Marble Canyon National Monument: 1969 (Added to National Park in 1975)
Second National Monument: 1923 (Added to National Park in 1975)
National Monument: 1909

1,217,262 acres

Annual Visitors: 5,969,811 (2016)

Official Site: https://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_National_Park

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At Grand Canyon, threats remain both inside and out of the park despite protectionsAlthough the Grand Canyon is heavily protected, it still faces decades old challenges. Advocates say the number of threats are growing.

Grand Canyon celebrates 100 years as a national park in 2019The Grand Canyon will be celebrating 100 years as a national park in 2019

Falls, heat and murder: What's really killing people at the Grand Canyon

https://amp.azcentral.com/amp/3425424002

Grand Canyon National Park, United StatesProbably the world’s most famous national park, if not the most photographed, Arizona’s Grand Canyon did not achieve national park status until 1919, three years after the National Park Service was created. Some five million people visit it annually, to see its glorious canyon one-mile deep and ten miles across, carved by the Colorado River over millions of years. Visitors can take in both the South Rim, which offers the park’s renowned panoramic views, and the North Rim, which is 1,000 feet higher and features wildflower meadows, aspen and spruce.

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Probably the world’s most famous national park, if not the most photographed, Arizona’s Grand Canyon did not achieve national park status until 1919, three years after the National Park Service was created. Some five million people visit it annually, to see its glorious canyon one-mile deep and ten miles across, carved by the Colorado River over millions of years. Visitors can take in both the South Rim, which offers the park’s renowned panoramic views, and the North Rim, which is 1,000 feet higher and features wildflower meadows, aspen and spruce.

Numbers Guy

Robert Packard ’58, emeritus math professor at Northern Arizona University, is an accomplished international mountain climber and record-setting master’s runner—not to mention one of only three people who have walked the full length of the Grand Canyon below the rim on both sides of the Colorado River.

https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2019/03/numbers-guy.html

This animation is amazing!

Grand Canyon NPS on Twitter“1st #GrandCanyon bridge (1921) 420 ft long & suspended 60 ft above river. At the time, it was the only bridge crossing the Colorado above Needles, CA, (360 miles by river to the south) Bridge would swing in the wind, and only 1 mule could cross it at a time. #TBT #100YearsOfGrand”

Pet-Friendly National Parks To Visit This Summer with Your Dog | Reader's DigestSummer is the perfect time to explore the bounty of nature in America's incredible national park system with the whole family—including the dog.

Park to demolish yurt on North Rim as health precautionGrand Canyon National Park officials plan to demolish a yurt that had been available for backcountry hikers and backpackers to use on the North Rim.

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Water Pipeline Breaks Again at Grand Canyon National Park (September 14, 2017)

Several locations within Grand Canyon National Park will be without water or on stored water until at least Monday while crews repair another pipeline break.

Associated Press / U. S. News & World Report

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2017-09-14/water-pipeline-breaks-again-at-grand-canyon-national-park