North-Rim News

Grand Canyon National Park's North and South Rim Artist-in-Residence programs are pleased to announce the artists selected for the October 2009 - September 2010 season.

We are headed from the North Rim over to Zion today, I'll have regular internet access after we check in to where we are staying in Kanab.

Date: October 9, 2009 Contact: Maureen Oltrogge , 928-638-7779 Contact: Shannan Marcak , 928-638-7958 Grand Canyon , Ariz.

Grand Canyon, Ariz. a ' The National Park Service is making plans to burn piles of woody debris on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park over the course of the next 30 days.

The aptly-named highest point on the North Rim overlooks the eastern Grand Canyon and Painted Desert.

A hike through the Grand Canyon is a trek backwards in time. It is a test of endurance, a lesson in ecology and a tribute to evolution.

Bring your family to Riordan Mansion State Historic Park in October 2009 and enjoy tours and educational opportunities.

The body of a man found deceased in an area below the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park near the Toroweap Valley, has been identified as that of 39 year-old Thomas Peake of Atlanta, Ga.

A man who fell to his death while on a hike at the Grand Canyon has been identified as an Atlanta resident.

El Tovar in Grand Canyon National Park, Zion Lodge in Utaha TMs Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon Lodge in Bryce Canyon National Park and the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim of the canyon.

"Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need -- a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little bit more than enough to drink ; for thirst is a dangerous thing." Jerome K. Jerome from ...

Millions of Americans visit the Grand Canyon every year, as do hundreds of thousands from other nations.

No matter where you end up at Memaloose Campground in Oregon's Memaloose State Park, you'll have access to huge stands of wild blackberry vines and some of the country's best windsurfing.

Cape Royal Road along the North Rim of Grand Canyon is open to all traffic. During daylight hours, visitors may encounter firefighters and equipment working along the road.

Cape Royal Road along the North Rim of Grand Canyon is open to all traffic. During daylight hours, visitors may encounter firefighters and equipment working along the road.

Grand Canyon, Ariz. a ' The Cape Royal Road on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has re-opened with pilot car escorts from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily.

Increased temperatures keep the Rim Fire active as firefighters conducted burnouts along the fire's boundaries.

According to the National Park Service, several lightning strikes have sparked a total of six fires along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park and another fire on the Rim of the Tonto National Forest.

Posted July 28th, 2009 by Kurt Repanshek Four fire lookout towers in Grand Canyon National Park, including one trod upon by the writer Ed Abbey, have been added to the National Historic Lookout Register.

The lure of a remote, and surprising lush, area of Grand Canyon National Park has led to the death of a 20-year-old backpacker.