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On today's newscast: Former President Donald Trump returned to Prescott Valley yesterday, dozens rallied in Flagstaff in support of Proposition 139, two yellow-billed Cuckoos were observed in Petrified Forest National Park for the first time in decades, APS opened a new substation near Grand Canyon Village to meet the rising electrical demands of the national park, and more...

In episode 89, we take two-day trips from Sedona, Arizona. This is part three of a series of podcasts recapping our travels to Camp Verde, Sedona, and nearby places in Arizona. Day Trips From Sedona We had two main destinations outside of Sedona during our travel to the area - Jerome Arizona and the Grand Canyon. Jerome Arizona Day Trip We booked the Jerome History Walk tour with the Jerome Ghost Tours company.  The small group tour explored the once-booming mining history of the area, visiting key locations in town. We loved listening to stories about the old mining town, saloon escapes, and the rise and decline of Jerome. Book a Jerome History Walk Tour Here   When in Jerome, we highly recommend The Clinkscale for dining.  Our lunch there was fantastic! We started our day attending church at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in nearby Clarkdale, Arizona.  After mass, we strolled the town, which offered a wonderful small-town America feel. Grand Canyon Railway Tour Our next day trip adventure was riding about The Grand Canyon Railway from Williams, AZ, to the Grand Canyon Village. The vintage train traveled through beautiful plains and canyons. We enjoyed the live entertainment including Wild West shoot-out before our ride, and musicians who serenaded us during the journey.  If you haven't seen the Grand Canyon dusted with snow, it is quite a sight to see. Book a Grand Canyon Railway Ride Here   Downtown Sedona Visit We also take a quick stop in Downtown Sedona for shopping, coffee, and browsing the art galleries at the Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village.   Zane Grey RV Village Our week-long stay near Sedona was at the Zane Grey RV Village in Camp Verde. We provide a recap of this stay on today's episode. Reading About Places on This Episode Jerome - Images of America by Midge Steuber The Story of the Grand Canyon Railway: Cowboys, Miners, Presidents and Kings by Al Richmond   The Places Where We Go Travel Resources The Places Where We Go Travel Resources TRAVEL BOOKS: While planning your travels, you can find links to a number of books to get you in the travel mindset on our Amazon Store Page - check out the section: Books That Inspire Travel  GEAR: Visit our Amazon Storefront for more travel resources - all of which we personally use in our travels. GET YOUR TRAVEL GEAR HERE! - The Places Where We Go Amazon Storefront Thanks for your support!   Inspiring Your Future Travels We hope this episode inspires you to consider a visit to Arizona.   Which activities will you plan on your trip?   Drop us a line if you have an adventure to the places on this podcast.   The Places Where We Go PODCAST: Released every other week in your favorite podcast app WEBSITE & BLOG www.theplaceswherewego.com INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theplaceswherewego TWITTER: https://twitter.com/theplaceswhere1 EMAIL: Write to us at comments@theplaceswherewego.com   We'll see you at the places where we go. Julie & Art   AFFILIATE LINK DISCLOSURE The Places Where We Go contains affiliate links and is a member of the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. If you make a purchase using one of these Amazon links, we may receive compensation at no extra cost to you. Read our disclaimer and privacy policy for more information.

Anthony and Kelly leave Las Vegas and head to the GRAND CANYON!!!

Anthony and Kelly head from the Grand Canyon in Arizona to Telluride, Colorado. A magical historic town both Anthony and Kelly love but have never been to TOGETHER!!!! Enjoy :)

By Davy Crockett  This is the third part of the rim-to-rim series. Read first Part 1 and Part 2 As the Grand Canyon entered the 1940s, the corridor trails were in place along with the Black Bridge across the Colorado River, making rim-to-rim travel on foot possible. By the early 1960s, a few daring athletes were hiking or running rim to rim in a day and even a few completing double crossings in a day. Credit goes to Pete Cowgill (1925-2019) and his Southern Arizona Hiking Club from Tucson, Arizona, who demonstrated to all that crossing the Canyon on foot in a day was not only possible but was an amazing adventure. The Boy Scouts in Arizona started to offer rim-to-rim patches to those who completed the hike. A rim-to-rim-to-rim patch appeared in 1963. Publicity for the patches were being published in national scouting magazines. That year a fifty-mile hike craze was also burning throughout the country attracting more hikers to the Canyon. Arizona State College in Flagstaff started to organize large rim-to-river and back hikes. Warnings were offered by the wise: "It is more rugged than anything you have every pictured. Despite its famed beauty, the canyon is a natural killer and hardly a year goes by that it doesn't claim at least one life in some way." In 1963, visitors topped 1.5 million and serious growing pains were felt at Grand Canyon Village with traffic, crowded lodging, and strained Park services. More development was needed but the big limitation was water. The quest for water would result pausing in rim-to-rim travel for more than five years. The Trans-Canyon Water Pipeline As you hike or run rim to rim, you see can see at times pipes and other indications that there is a pipeline buried under the North Kaibab and other trails. This is the trans-canyon pipeline which is the lifeblood for the South Rim and other locations along the way that supplies the water for your adventure. There is significant history behind the creation of this pipeline and several people even lost their lives during construction. As you travel rim to rim you should observe and know what once took place on the trails you travel including a massive 1966 flood, the most destructive event to the corridor inner canyon in recorded history. South Rim Water tankers deliver to South Rim Obtaining water for both Grand Canyon rims has always been a challenge. Since before 1900, on the South Rim, water was hauled in from 18 miles or more. By 1919, the Santa Fe railroad hauled up to 100,000 gallons per day to Grand Canyon Village. In 1926 a reclamation plant was built to reclaim water for non-drinking uses which helped some. Deep wells did not exist because of all the sedimentary rock layers. Rainwater would just run out of the rock and down into the Canyon. Tram lowering trailer In 1931 construction of a water system began at Indian Garden to pump water up to the South Rim. A cable tramway was constructed from the rim to about a mile above the Garden which was used to bring down a five-ton tractor to help with construction. The tram was removed in 1932 but signs of it still be seen 50 yards northeast of the 3-mile rest house. By 1934, the pump was in operation bringing about 150,000 gallons per day 3,200 feet up a six-inch pipe to the South Rim. The water was still supplemented during the summer with water tank train cars and million-gallon storage tanks. Portions of this pipeline are still visible. North Rim Over on the North Rim, there were a few springs a couple hundred feet below the rim. During the early 1920s. young Robert Wylie McGee would make daily trips to a spring to haul water by burro to Wiley Way Camp. He wrote, “The spring was about 5/8th of a mile, down in the mouth of a draw, west of the camp. The climb was probably a 200-foot change in elevation. Brighty (the burro) and I would make about four to seven trips daily. I filled the cans out of a wood barrel that the spring dribbled into using a b...

This past Wednesday, Grand Canyon National Park's Interpretive Rangers lowered the flag in honor of one of their own. A ranger who lived and worked at Grand Canyon National Park for the past 20 years, and became a favorite of visitors from far and wide. Ron Brown. After forty-eight jobs in five states, Ron Brown found his calling as an interpretive park ranger. He passed peacefully in his sleep at his home in Grand Canyon Village. Ranger Ron's popularity among Grand Canyon visitors was undeniable. One of the programs he was best known for was his portrayal of the tall-tale spinning "Captain" John Hance.

By Davy Crockett  For both ultrarunners and hikers, the Grand Canyon is considered by most, one of the greatest destinations to experience. Thousands make their pilgrimages each year to experience the joy of journeying across the Canyon's great expanse, rim-to-rim (R2R). Crossing the Canyon and returning back is an activity that has taken place for more than 125 years. Native Americans crossed the Canyon centuries earlier. During the spring and fall, each day people cross the famous canyon and many of them, return the same day, experiencing what has been called for decades as a “double crossing,” and in more recent years, a "rim-to-rim-to-rim" (R2R2R). Anyone who descends into the Canyon should take some time learning about the history of the trails they use. This article tells the story of many of these early crossings and includes the creation of the trails, bridges, Phantom Ranch, and the water pipeline, the things you will see along your journey. Hopefully this will help you to have a deeper respect for the Canyon and those who helped make it available for us to enjoy. Grand Canyon Today - note the dates Introduction Today if you hike or run across the Grand Canyon you have choices.  You can start from the South Rim or from the North Rim. A South start is more common. On the South side, you can use either the Bright Angel Trail from Grand Canyon Village, or the South Kaibab Trail that starts a few miles to the east, using a shuttle to Yaki Point. On the North side, the North Kaibab Trail is used. These are the main trails into the Grand Canyon and referred to as the "Corridor Trails," used by the masses and mule trains. Today, there are two bridges along the Corridor to cross the Colorado River, Black Bridge or Silver Bridge. When this history story starts abut 1890, there was no Grand Canyon Village, no Phantom Ranch at the bottom, and these trails did not exist. There were few visitors to either Rim because they lacked roads and there were no automobiles yet.  Early miners used many places to descend. This article will concentrate on the corridor region near Grand Canyon Village where most modern crossings are taking place. Creation of Bright Angel Trail (South Side) South Rim about 1890 The upper part of Bright Angel Trail, coming down from the South Rim, was originally a route used by the Havasupai to access what became known as Indian Garden, halfway down the Canyon, about 3,000 feet below. In 1887, Ralph Cameron (1863-1953), future US senator of Arizona, prospected and believed he found copper and gold near Indian Garden. He said, "At that time my only purpose in building the trail was to use it in pursuing mining operations." Peter Berry Work began on December 24, 1890 and it would take 12 years to complete. In 1891 Peter D. Berry, (1856-1932), longtime friend of Cameron  succeeded in obtaining rights for the trail, including rights to collect tolls which were not collected until 1901. Berry had also helped engineer the Grandview Trail (Berry Trail) further east. Other trails were being used. Hardy tourists were descending down to the Colorado River using the Bass Trail far to the west. By the end of 1891, after spending $500, and two months of labor, a very rough trail existed that descended the Bright Angel fault to Indian Garden.   The trail's name John Hance Originally called the "Cameron Trail", by 1892 the trail was also named “Bright Angel Trail.” It would cost about $100,000 and 12 years to fully build, and at its height was worked on by 100 men. How did the trail get its name? This is a subject of entertaining legend and folklore. One story was told by "Captain" John Hance (1840-1919) who came to live at the Canyon about 1883. He was famous for his stories and yarns about the canyon. He said that a beautiful girl who the men thought looked like an angel came to stay at the Canyon and would descend often down the trail. One day she never came back up,

Thema heute:    Die Erschließung des Grand Canyons Vor 100 Jahren, am 26. Februar 1919, wurde der Grand Canyon National Park gegründet, doch die Geschichte des Grand Canyon reicht viel weiter zurück. Das Naturwunder soll bereits um die 70 Millionen Jahre alt sein und schon bevor es zum Nationalpark erklärt wurde, verspürten Menschen die gewaltige Anziehungskraft. Das Jubiläum ist der ideale Anlass, einmal einen Blick in die Zeit vor der Nationalpark-Gründung zu werfen. Die ersten Menschen Die ältesten menschlichen Artefakte, die in dem Grand Canyon gefunden wurden, sind fast 12.000 Jahre alt und stammen aus der paläo-indianischen Zeit. Seitdem werden die Gegenden des Naturphänomens durchgehend bewohnt. So führten vor etwa 3.000 Jahren Mitglieder der sogenannten Desert Culture dort ein einfaches Leben als Jäger und Sammler. Etwas fortschrittlicher ging es 1.000 Jahre später bei den Anasazi zu. Sie wohnten in Lehmhütten und bauten ihre Behausungen in die Wände der Schlucht, bis sie vor ca. 700 Jahren auf unerklärliche Weise verschwanden.Heutzutage wohnen Havasupai-Indianer in einen Seitenarm des Grand Canyons. Sie gelten als einer der isoliertesten Indianerstämme in den Vereinigten Staaten. Ihr Reservat und das Hauptdorf Supai im Havasu Canyon kann man nur zu Fuß oder mit dem Pferd über einen langen Trail erreichen, der vom Rand des Canyons hinabführt. Die Spanier Die westliche Welt erhielt Einzug, als der Grand Canyon 1540 durch eine spanische Soldatengruppe entdeckt wurde. Es waren Mitglieder der Coronado-Expedition, auf der Suche nach den sagenhaften sieben Goldstädten von Cibola.   Der Tourismus kommt in Fahrt Der Tourismus im Grand Canyon blühte auf, als 1901 eine Eisenbahnverbindung von Williams zum South Rim eingeweiht wurde. Ab 1905 war das exklusive El Tovar Hotel im Grand Canyon Village die erste Anlaufstelle für wohlhabende Reisende. Die Zimmer waren fein eingerichtet und hatten Dampfwärme. Außerdem bot ein Gewächshaus frisches Obst und Gemüse. Zu den berühmtesten Besuchern zählte damals der Präsident Theodore Roosevelt. Der New Yorker hatte eine gewisse Vorliebe für den amerikanischen Westen und insbesondere für den Grand Canyon. So erklärte er 1906 im Zuge seiner Bemühungen für den Naturschutz mehr als 323,748 Hektar des Gebiets zum Grand Canyon National Monument.  Am 26. Februar 1919 wurde der Canyon schließlich als Nationalpark unter Schutz gestellt. Diesen Beitrag können Sie nachhören oder downloaden unter:

Description: Bryan and Danielle talk about their family trip to the Grand Canyon at Christmas time with the grandparents. The kids also share their impressions of the Grand Canyon. We also briefly talk about Montezuma Castle National Monument, which we visited on our way back to the airport.  Discussion includes the following: · Logistics (2:02) · Grand Canyon Lodging, South Rim (3:02) · The Rim Trail (6:44) · Grand Canyon Village (8:16) · Trail of Time (12:05) · Shuttle System (15:56) · El Tovar (18:41) · Yellowstone Winter Trip Report Episode 4.1 (21:58) · Bright Angel Trail (22:36) · History walk at Verkamp’s Visitor Center (27:10) · Tusayan Museum and Ruins (28:55) · Desert View Watchtower (30:20) · South Kaibab Trail (33:25) · Kids’ impressions (38:56) · Montezuma Castle National Monument (42:50) Resources: Grand Canyon Lodging Day Hike - Rim Trail – Grand Canyon National Park Day Hiking the Rim Trail Grand Canyon Village Mary Colter’s Hopi House Yavapai Geology Museum Trail of Time South Rim Shuttle Bus Routes El Tovar Dining Room Day Hike Bright Angel Trail - Grand Canyon National Park Verkamp’s Visitor Center Tusayan Ruin Mary Colter’s Desert View Watchtower Grand Canyon: South Kaibab Trail South Rim Village - Ranger Programs 8 Facts About the Grand Canyon You Never Knew Montezuma Castle National Monument   Actions Subscribe to our podcast from our website, https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/ Tell your friends about Everybody’s National Parks. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook   Please tag us from the parks you are visiting at #everybodysnationalparks

By Davy Crockett Both a podcast and a full article (Listen to the podcast episode which includes the bonus story about my love for the Grand Canyon, and the 1,000 miles I've run down in it.) Crossing the Grand Canyon on foot is something many visitors of the spectacular Canyon wonder about as they gaze across its great expanse to the distant rim. Crossing the Canyon and returning back is an activity that has taken place for more than 125 years. Each year thousands of people cross the famous canyon and many of them, return the same day, experiencing what has been called for decades as a “double crossing,” and in more recent years, a "rim-to-rim-to-rim." In 1891, crossings of the Grand Canyon using rough trails on both sides of the Colorado River, in the "corridor" area, were mostly accomplished by miners and hunters.  Double crossing hikes, in less than 24 hours started as early as 1949. More were accomplished in the 1960s and they started to become popular in the mid-1970s. Formal races, for both single and double crossings, while banned today, are part of ultrarunning history. This article tells the story of many of these early crossings and includes the creaton of the trails, bridges, Phantom Ranch, and the water pipeline  Grand Canyon Today - note the dates Introduction For those who have not yet had the experience of crossing the Grand Canyon, this overview will help understand the history.  Today if you hike or run across the Grand Canyon you have choices.  You can start from the South Rim or from the North Rim. It depends where you are traveling from. A South start is more common. On the South side, you can use either the Bright Angel Trail from Grand Canyon Village, or the South Kaibab Trail that starts a few miles to the east, using a shuttle to Yaki Point. On the North side, the North Kaibab Trail is used. These are the main trails into the Grand Canyon and referred to as the "Corridor Trails," used by the masses and mule trains. There are two bridges along the Corridor to cross the Colorado River, Black Bridge (used by mules and South Kaibab Trail) or Silver Bridge (Bright Angel Trail). When this history story starts, there was no Grand Canyon Village, no Phantom Ranch at the bottom, and these trails didn't exist. There were few visitors to either Rim because they lacked roads and there were no automobiles yet.  It is believed that Native Americans crossed the Canyon for centuries in many locations up and down the canyon and early miners used many places to cross, including the Bass location. I have run double crossings using the Grandview Trail (twice) and Hermit Trail, so there are many possibilities. This article will concentrate on the corridor region near Grand Canyon Village where most modern crossings are taking place. Creation of Bright Angel Trail (South Side) South Rim about 1890 The upper part of Bright Angel Trail, coming down from the South Rim, was originally a route used by the Havasupai to access Garden Creek, 3,000 feet below. In 1887, Ralph Cameron (1863-1953), future US senator for Arizona, prospected and believed he found copper and gold near Indian Garden. The original idea for a trail was for mining. Work began on December 24, 1890 and it would take 12 years to complete. In 1891 Peter D. Berry (1856-1932) obtained rights for the trail, including collecting tolls. By 1892 it was called the “Bright Angel Trail.” It cost about $100,000, and at its height was worked on by 100 men. How did the trail get its name? This is a subject of legend and folklore. One story was told by "Captain" John Hance (1840-1919) who came to live at the canyon in about 1883 and was famous for his stories and yarns about the canyon. He said that a beautiful girl who the men thought looked like an angel came to stay at the canyon who would descend often down the trail. One day she never came back up and wasn't seen again. The truth is that John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) named the creek ...

In Episode 39, Therm Rider and I do a live winter show from the Yavapai Lodge at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.  After a day hiking on the Arizona and Rim Trails, we kick back a cold one and discuss some of the major hiking news events of 2016. In the show, Therm Rider and I recap and debate some of the U.S. news events that were heavily publicized in the outdoor community last year - including epic fails with drones, lost lives from selfies, and wildlife issues and encounters.  We are paid a visit by two National Park Rangers during the interview, so tune in and find out what goes down in Grand Canyon Village. Subject: Hiking News Review (Grand Canyon Show)Interviewee: Therm RiderInterview Date: January 7, 2017Runtime: 53:26 Download Now: Hiking News Review (Grand Canyon Show) (WMA format 51.6 Meg);Hiking News Review (Grand Canyon Show) (MP3 format 51.4 Meg)

Edition #1086 Today we look at how the Trump campaign and presidency has emboldened those who would spew hatred or commit violence against Jews and others Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: The "De-Judification" of the Holocaust?: Trump Avoids Word "Jews" on Holocaust Remembrance Day - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 02-02-17 Ch. 3: Song 1: ​Eyes Wide Open - Gotye Ch. 4: Act 2: PewDiePie In Trouble For Anti-Semitic Comments - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-15-17 Ch. 5: Song 2: ​Remember How We Forgot - Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long Ch. 6: Act 3: Anti-Semitic & Anti-Muslim Violence Rise Under Trump Presidency - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-06-17 Ch. 7: Song 3: ​Mad World - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 8: Act 4: Trump Staffer Tied to Anti-Semitic Holocaust Deniers - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-01-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: ​Blue Girl - A-Set Ch. 10: Act 5: Anne Frank Center: Trump's Remarks on Anti-Semitism are Too Little, Too Late - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 02-22-17 Ch. 11: Song 5: ​Beneath the Lies - Abscondo Ch. 12: Act 6: Demand the Trump Administration Take Action to Fight Anti-Semitism via @ADL_National - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6: ​This Fickle World - Theo Bard Ch. 14: Act 7: Sebastian Gorka called an American citizen from the White House to argue over tweets - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 2-23-17 Voicemails Ch. 15: Followup on a progressive perspective on immigration - Kiki from Oakland, CA Ch. 16: Launching a new political party based on collectivism - Alexander from Grand Canyon Village, AZ Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 17: Final comments on the meaning of life and starting now Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: TAKE ACTION Share the ADL's 9 step plan for the Trump administration to fight anti-semitism  Send the plan to your Representatives and Senators and demand they fight for action  EDUCATE YOURSELF President Trump: Time for a Plan of Action to Fight the Surge of Anti-Semitism (ADL.org) Anti-Semitism in the United States (ADL.org) Letter from Senate to DOJ, DHS and FBI (Peters.senate.gov) Homeland Security Finally Vows To Fully Join Investigation Into ‘Hate-Inspired Attacks’ (Huffington Post) After a new wave of anti-Semitic attacks, White House appears skeptical about anti-Semitism (Vox) A Sixth Wave Of Bomb Threats Has Hit Jewish Centers Around The United States (BuzzFeed News) Muslim Fundraiser to Repair Jewish Cemetery Raises $100k (NBC News) Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

One of the best ways you can experience the South Rim of Grand Canyon in 3 to 4 hours is to combine walking with shuttle bus riding. Learn how to get out to spectacular scenic views, and visit the historic Grand Canyon Village.

Elk are frequently seen in and around Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. In this Ranger Minute, Park Ranger Haley Bercot shares some interesting facts about this majestic animal. What should one do if they sight an Elk? How close should one get? Can elk be dangerous? Many visitors see large wild animals that seem tame and therefore approach far closer than they should. For safety's sake stay at least 50 feet away from the elk! Never approach wild animals. Photograph all wildlife from the safety of your vehicle. Use telephoto lenses and observe quietly. It is dangerous, and illegal, to feed wild animals in a national park. Violators will be fined. Wildlife can become dependent upon handouts and lose their ability to hunt and forage. Such animals lose their fear of humans. They can become aggressive and bite, kick, or gore. Many are struck by cars while searching for handouts. Help us keep wildlife wild. Never feed or approach wildlife. For more videos about wildlife safety please visit: http://www.nps.gov/yell/photosmultimedia/safetyvideos.htm