Grand Canyon National Park Warnings and Dangers

  • Climb out at YOUR risk
      Climb out at YOUR risk
    by BruceDunning
  • Leaving a trail to follow
      Leaving a trail to follow
    by BruceDunning
  • Riders cannot control the mules duty
      Riders cannot control the mules duty
    by BruceDunning

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  • Hiking Hazards, Grand Canyon National Park

    1. Hiking Hazards

    I noticed a number of people at Grand Canyon that literally could not walk 50 feet without making a stop to rest. This is a park for all, but it is beyond me how people cannot hardly function and then...   more
  • Don't Fall, Grand Canyon National Park

    2. Don't Fall

    A warning to visitors from Wikipedia (as of 2008): About 600 deaths have occurred in the Grand Canyon since the 1870s. Some of these deaths occurred as the result of overly zealous photographic...   more
  • Weather Hazards, Grand Canyon National Park

    3. Weather Hazards

    Temperatures vary wildly throughout the year, with summer highs within the Inner Gorge commonly exceeding 100 °F (37.8 °C) and winter minimum temperatures sometimes falling below zero degrees...   more
  • Plan Ahead, Grand Canyon National Park

    4. Plan Ahead

    the north rim of the grand canyon is in a very remote area of arizona. the nearest town is about 100 miles from the canyon. besure to fill up with gas before you enter the colorado plateau. there is...   more
  • Use Common Sense, Grand Canyon National Park

    5. Use Common Sense

    While there are a number of railings on the edge of the Grand Canyon at the most popular locations for the large tourist crowds, there are a number of locations where no railing or wall exists. This...   more
  • River Hazards, Grand Canyon National Park

    6. River Hazards

    Even on a hot summer day. The conditions created by the Glen Canyon Dam resulted in year round just above freezing water. Hypothermia will set in after only a few minutes. The currents in the river...   more
  • Water, Grand Canyon National Park

    7. Water

    For years, we have all been told of the importance of water. The general guideline has been to drink 2 litre of water each day. For a person who is not living an active lifestyle this may be enough,...   more
  • Fauna & Flora, Grand Canyon National Park

    8. Fauna & Flora

    There are rattlesnakes of different varieties - the Grand Canyon rattlesnake being the most common. Rarely there are mountain lions and bobcats. Commonly, there are bats. You will know evening is...   more
  • Wood Burns, Grand Canyon National Park

    9. Wood Burns

    There were at least 5 different areas in the park that had fire damage to the trees and environment. All were along side the roadways, leading an investigator...   more
  • don't feed the squirrels, Grand Canyon National Park

    10. don't feed the squirrels

    Not all squirrels are begging for hand outs as this one dutiful great climber proves but at popular spots like lookouts and even hiked to viewpoints, there are...   more
  • Ride a mule or walk, Grand Canyon National Park

    11. Ride a mule or walk

    It seems like a lot of fun riding a mule down the trail to Grand Canyon.But it seemed a bit scarry to be on a mule. You have to navigate through the traffic and...   more
  • Plane flight versus a helicopter flight., Grand Canyon National Park

    12. Plane flight versus a helicopter flight.

    When we were planning our trip through the South West of U.S.A., we were looking for a helicopter flight over the Grand Canyon. That was something we definately...   more
  • Flat Fotographs, Grand Canyon National Park

    13. Flat Fotographs

    In the summer, do most of your landscapes early in the morning or late in the evening. Otherwise, all the nooks and crannies will tend to blend into each other...   more
  • Pack out your trash, Grand Canyon National Park

    14. Pack out your trash

    The Grand Canyon is one of our most popular national parks and it receives millions of visitors per year. There are no cleaning crews here. In order to make...   more

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Grand Canyon, Colorado River Rafting

 Well we decided to "treat" ourselves to a special trip for our 25th wedding anniversary, so we went to raft the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, yes 187 miles for 7 days and 6 nights....we went for... 

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Getting to the Bottom of the Grand Canyon

 Immense, not only in its vast size, but also in its place in the psyche of Americans by citizenship and those who travel here from afar by choice, the Grand Canyon is the icon of the American National... 

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Grand Canyon is a lot of things to a lot of people

 One of the true natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon is one of those places that many people put high on their lists of places to see at some point in their lives. At some of the turn outs... 

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A Walk Through Time

 Grand Canyon National Park is a vast area which encompasses much more than what is sometimes referred to as "The Big Ditch". The park itself encompasses more than 1.2 million acres, the vast majority... 

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Grand Means Big and Deep Canyon

 The canyon carved by Colorado River has left a footprint that most people cannot comprehend until they come to see it with their own eyes. It is enormous in size at 670,000 acres. GC can hold all... 

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