About Mule Riders in The Grand Canyon (USA Today)
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By Laura Bly, USA TODAY
Each year, an average of 15,400 Grand Canyon visitors take commercial mule trips into the canyon and above the rim. Rides have been a tradition here since the late 1800s, and the most popular route is along the Bright Angel Trail, originally used by the Havasupai Native Americans for access to water at modern day Garden Creek. Riders make reservations up to a year in advance and pay $481.71 per person for a one-night, two-day trip that includes meals and a stay at a rustic Phantom Ranch cabin.
But that popularity has taken its toll, and earlier this month the National Park Service announced a plan that designates a new, above-the-rim ride and formally approves recent decreases in the number of rides along the Bright Angel and South Kaibab trails.
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2011/01/do-mule-riders-belong-in-the-grand-canyon-/138755/1
By Laura Bly, USA TODAY
Each year, an average of 15,400 Grand Canyon visitors take commercial mule trips into the canyon and above the rim. Rides have been a tradition here since the late 1800s, and the most popular route is along the Bright Angel Trail, originally used by the Havasupai Native Americans for access to water at modern day Garden Creek. Riders make reservations up to a year in advance and pay $481.71 per person for a one-night, two-day trip that includes meals and a stay at a rustic Phantom Ranch cabin.
But that popularity has taken its toll, and earlier this month the National Park Service announced a plan that designates a new, above-the-rim ride and formally approves recent decreases in the number of rides along the Bright Angel and South Kaibab trails.
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2011/01/do-mule-riders-belong-in-the-grand-canyon-/138755/1
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