An NPS Canyon Ranger descends the North Kaibab Trail below the Redwall Bridge and above Manzanita Rest Area.
NPS Photo/J. Baird
Monday afternoon view from Yavapai Point on the South Rim. There was a mix of sunshine and rain showers throughout the day.
Located on the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, just east of the Village, Yavapai Point and Geology Museum offer breathtaking panoramic views. There are unobstructed vistas up and down the Colorado River gorge with the river itself visible is several places. The site was chosen in 1937 by a team of geologists for the express purpose of observing and understanding Grand Canyon geology.
Alt =Looking over and beyond the railing at a scenic overlook. Colorful peaks and cliffs form a vast canyon landscape in the distance, with dramatic windblown clouds moving through the deep blue sky overhead.
NPS Photo/M. Quinn
Tags: scenic overlook Grand Canyon safety railing spring
"Indeed spring is very near when one can stand on the canyon rim and see the gray of the winter vegetation along the upper water courses shade into the delicate green of spring below.
Perhaps it will come climbing up the canyon walls very soon? When it does, it will lend even more color to our already resplendent canyon, and warm the hearts of those who will welcome the passage of winter."
—Donald Edward McHenry, Park Naturalist, 1932.
What's Closed and What's Open in Grand Canyon National Park this week? (including hours of operation) go.nps.gov/C19
Alt = from a limestone ledge along the rim of a vast canyon, looking down and across a mile deep landscape filled with colorful peaks, buttes and cliffs. Soft sunset light is adding a tinge of pink to the dramatic storm clouds overhead.
NPS photo/Michael Quinn
Tags: sunset winter village
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. February 7, 2024 –The National Park Service (NPS) is beginning a public review of a programmatic agreement to remove and replace the Grand Canyon Railway wooden ballast bridge at the South Rim in Grand Canyon National Park. Public comments will be accepted from Feb. 7 until midnight, March 7, 2024.
The wooden ballast bridge, constructed in 1925-26, is in poor condition resulting in safety concerns. The bridge crosses over Bright Angel Wash, north of the historic Powerhouse building and Village Loop Bypass Road, in Grand Canyon Village. Trains cross daily over this bridge as they travel between Williams, Arizona, and Grand Canyon Village, providing the only train access into a United States national park.
Read the full news release here > go.nps.gov/gc-rrbb
Photo shows Grand Canyon Railway steam locomotive 4960 crossing over the wooden ballast bridge on May, 6, 2023. Two rustic stone buildings are seen in the background, the Fred Harvey Laundry Building and the Santa Fe Railroad Powerhouse, both constructed in the 1920's. NPS Photo/M. Quinn
Tags: Railroad transportation bridge history repair public comment
GRCA Staff from Facilities, Commercial Services, the Backcountry Information Center, Tribal Program, Partnerships, Visitor and Resource Protection, Science, and River Ops, plus partners from the Pueblo of Zuni and the Hualapai Tribe returned from a successful Colorado River Management Program (CRMP) mitigation resources river mission.
The purpose of the November 6-22 , 2023 river work was to implement mitigations recommended through tribal, recreation, and trail monitoring programs. While the primary objective of the project was to complete recommended mitigations, by enlisting staff from multiple divisions and tribal partners as the labor force we worked collaboratively to share expertise, techniques, protect tribally significant resources, and foster stewardship.
During individual program monitoring and patrols, participants identify resources of concern and the project staff to reach out to with information. The team hopes that the relationship building between divisions will create opportunities for open and timely communication related to park resources and river concerns. Mitigation work at several locations included attraction site protection, campsite rehabilitation and improvements, garbage removal, trail assessments, trail pruning and access improvements, creating a river camp at 186 mile to prevent crowding associated with Whitmore exchanges, invasive Ravenna grass removal, and project documentation for planning and compliance of additional river work.
NPS Photo
Tags: COLORADO RIVER