North rim Grand Canyon

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/13/us/grand-canyon-wildfire-lodge-destroyed

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Grand Canyon National Park, ArizonaAP —
A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said Sunday.

The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the gas station, a waste water treatment plant, an administrative building and some employee housing were among the 50 to 80 structures lost.

Two wildfires are burning at or near the North Rim, known as the White Sage Fire and the Dragon Bravo Fire. The latter is the one that impacted the lodge and other structures. The park initially was managing it as a controlled burn but then shifted to suppression as it rapidly grew to 7.8 square miles because of hot temperatures, low humidity and wind, fire officials said.



No injuries have been reported.

Millions of people visit Grand Canyon National Park annually, with most going to the more popular South Rim. The North Rim is open seasonally. It was evacuated last Thursday because of wildfire.

Firefighters at the North Rim and hikers in the inner canyon were evacuated over the weekend. The park said along with the fire risk, they could potentially be exposed to chlorine gas after the treatment plant burned. Chlorine gas is heavier than air and can lead to blurred vision, irritation or respiratory problems if high amounts of it are breathed in, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”
 
The Grand Canyon (and then Los Angeles afterward) was the last vacation my wife and I took together before she died. We took a train to the Canyon - The Grand Canyon Railway - from Williams, Arizona. I haven't been able to find a news story about the railway, but the entire area is under evacuation, so I assume it's closed, but website was still open when I checked.
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MACKTEXAS said:
The Grand Canyon (and then Los Angeles afterward) was the last vacation my wife and I took together before she died. We took a train to the Canyon - The Grand Canyon Railway - from Williams, Arizona. I haven't been able to find a news story about the railway, but the entire area is under evacuation, so I assume it's closed, but website was still open when I checked.
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Back in the 50’s, when I was around 8-9, my parents took the only vacation we ever went on. We went to San Diego to visit my grandparents there, and went the whole way by train.
Even though we started in Spokane, Washington, we went to Denver, Colorado, and then took a side trip to the Grand Canyon on the special train that went from Denver to the Grand Canyon, spent the day at the canyon, and then went back to Denver to get back on the Super Chief and finish our trip to California.

On the train to the Grand Canyon, there were Navaho Indians (PC word back then) who walked through the cars and sold handmade silver and turquoise jewelry, and were in their native dress.
While we were at the canyon, they had several shows for people to watch , and the one I enjoyed the most (being my little cowgirl self, of course) was the native dances in full costumes, with all kinds if different headdresses, and what each tribe wore for celebrations.

I desperately wanted to ride a mule down to the bottom, but of course, my mother was NOT about to let her only child do something like that; but even without that, it has always been one of the most memorable days of my whole life.
 
I have a picture of My Brother and Me sitting on a large rock overlooking the Colorado River well off down many feet
to its riverbed. A nice day in later September 1970. He was to go to Vietnam with the 101st in a couple of weeks.
Amazing views early morning or late afternoon, colors hues awesome remembrance.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
Back in the 50’s, when I was around 8-9, my parents took the only vacation we ever went on. We went to San Diego to visit my grandparents there, and went the whole way by train.
Even though we started in Spokane, Washington, we went to Denver, Colorado, and then took a side trip to the Grand Canyon on the special train that went from Denver to the Grand Canyon, spent the day at the canyon, and then went back to Denver to get back on the Super Chief and finish our trip to California.

On the train to the Grand Canyon, there were Navaho Indians (PC word back then) who walked through the cars and sold handmade silver and turquoise jewelry, and were in their native dress.
While we were at the canyon, they had several shows for people to watch , and the one I enjoyed the most (being my little cowgirl self, of course) was the native dances in full costumes, with all kinds if different headdresses, and what each tribe wore for celebrations.

I desperately wanted to ride a mule down to the bottom, but of course, my mother was NOT about to let her only child do something like that; but even without that, it has always been one of the most memorable days of my whole life.
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I'm glad you shared that; thanks. I can't say our trip went that well. Our main purpose of the trip was to visit our daughter in Los Angeles, so the Grand Canyon was a "stop along the way." Looking back, I wish we had not been in such a hurry.
 
@MACKTEXAS …it was the north rim that burned. I imagine it will be some prolonged period of time before any tourists are allowed to that part of the rim again. What they will do about the hikers who access the canyon via the north kiabab trail I can only guess. As of now the area will be totally closed off. The fires still rage in the area.
 
Ya sort of wonder how Smokey keeps getting away with setting all these fires?
 

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