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This beautifully scenic byway is a great option to drive through the landscape around the Grand Canyon National Park.
Another option is to begin east of Verkamp’s Visitor Center, walking forward in time from 1,840 million years ago toward the youngest rock in the Grand Canyon, Kaibab Limestone (270 million ...
Thousands of hikers take on the Grand Canyon’s Rim-to-Rim trek every summer. This year, however, a major trail closure has some experts raising serious safety concerns.
Dr. Dennis Smith, of Olympia, Washington, was attempting a rim-to-rim hike from the South Rim to the North Rim when authorities and friends said he collapsed on the trail.
Beloved Washington doctor, Dr. Dennis Smith, died during a Grand Canyon hike. Known for his fitness and orthopedic work, his death may have been a freak accident, a colleague said.
This one-day itinerary includes the best of Grand Canyon's South Rim, including El Tovar, Mather Point, Bright Angel Trail and Desert View Watchtower.
A cause of death was not shared. His death is under investigation by the Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office. The Grand Canyon's North Kaibab Trail, near Coconino Overlook. NPS/Michael Quinn ...
Dennis Smith was attempting to hike from the South Rim to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon when he was found unresponsive on the North Kaibab Trail on May 15, the National Park Service said ...
About 10 people die every year at the Grand Canyon. This year, the Bright Angel Trail closed because of construction, forcing rim-to-rim hikers up the much harder South Kaibab Trail.
The API failed to deliver the resource. Dennis Smith, 74, of Olympia, Washington, was attempting to hike the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim when he was found unresponsive along a popular trail.
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, Ariz. — An Olympia man died last week during a lengthy hike in the Grand Canyon. Dennis Smith, 74, was attempting a rim-to-rim hike but was found unresponsive on the North ...
The hiker, identified as Dennis Smith, 74, of Olympia, Wash., was pronounced dead on May 15 after the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an unresponsive hiker on the ...