‪On Monday, January 15, 2018, Visit Grand Canyon (and over 400 other National Park Service areas) Entry Fee FREE in honor of #MLKDay Here’s an opportunity to visit a park or historic site near you, and maybe find a new special place. #GrandCanyon #Arizona #FindYourPark Download our 2018 Trip Planner: go.nps.gov/17oysf - En Español: go.nps.gov/50igo5 [Image description: a vertical canyon wall on the right, gives way to a series of eroded peaks and ridgelines that recede into the distance]

Join us at the Watchtower Saturday and Sunday, January 13 & 14, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm for a chance to meet Hopi artists Dorothy and Emerson Ami and watch as they demonstrate how they create their handmade pottery.

Planning a visit to Grand Canyon for the long weekend? Find out what you need to know about ongoing South Rim road improvement projects here: http://go.nps.gov/roadimprovement

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, #GrandCanyon National Park will join national park units across the country and offer the public free entrance into the park on Monday, January 15, 2018. go.nps.gov/gc_mlk_2018 #Arizona #MLKDay2018 -mq [Video description: time-lapse of many sightseers moving around behind the guardrails of a scenic overlook. A vast canyon landscape of cliffs and peaks in the distance, with fluffy clouds drifting by overhead.]

During 3 days of unseasonably warm weather, a typewriter was placed down inside Grand Canyon at Plateau Point - with an invitation for visitors to reflect on their experience and type a note on an old analog machine. There were 76 entries total. Here are the dispatches from Plateau Point. https://spark.adobe.com/page/eFn3B4yJMriLa/ #GrandCanyon #Arizona #Hiking #Journaling #Writing [Image description: a manual typewriter on a small table is next to a folding chair. on the edge of a desert plateau, then, in the distance, cliffs and promontories.

As of 1:30 pm, yesterday's snow is almost gone. This weekend we are expecting temperatures to be 10-15°F warmer than average for this time of year. View is from Yavapai Point webcam. 2018/01/11 https://www.nature.nps.gov/air/WebCams/parks/grcacam/grcacam.cfm [Image description: desert landscape of cliffs, ridgelines and peaks within a vast canyon expanse.]

South Rim scaled back to level 1 basic water conservation measures, which include taking shorter showers, selectively flushing the toilet, and turning off the faucet while brushing teeth or shaving. http://go.nps.gov/level1water

Fast moving storm clouds passing over the cliffs and peaks of the North Rim, now in deep shadows. Time-lapse video recorded just after sunset this evening, January 10, 2018. We’re expecting mostly sunny weather tomorrow with a high of around 50°F #GrandCanyon #azwx #RightNow #Arizona #timelapse

Late last year, the Southwest Condor Working Group released its review of the California Condor Recovery Program in northern Arizona and southern Utah from 2012 - 2016. 2016 was the twentieth year of Southwestern condor reintroduction and management. According to the Executive Summary, by the end of 2016, there were 79 condors in the southwestern population. The report concludes that the most significant issue raised, exposure to lead contamination, continues to be the chief impediment to recovery. Want more details? The full report is here: https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/Documents/SpeciesDocs/CA_Condor/Fourth%205yr%20review%20final.pdf Thanks to working group member The Peregrine Fund for the image below! [Image description: Wild California condors perch in a holding pen while waiting for their yearly medical check ups.]

#GrandCanyon is all fogged in at this hour. If you are planning to visit the park today, best waiting until this afternoon when road conditions and visibility have improved. -mq #Azwx #Arizona #SnowStorm #RightNow [Image description: the rocky edge of a Grand Canyon cliff. Snow covers trees and the top of ledges. The scenic view is totally obscured by fog.]

About an inch of snow fell here in #GrandCanyon Village last night. All South Rim roads are open and icy. Low visibility this morning, so please drive slowly & cautiously. #SnowStorm expected to clear this afternoon. #Azwx #Arizona [Image description: an intersection of Icy roads that have been cleared of snow. A thin coating of snow on trees, ground and street sign. Workers are shoveling sidewalks.]

Hermit Road is closed due to weather conditions. All other South Rim roads are open at this hour. Winter driving conditions are in effect. For Road Conditions inside the park call ‪928-638-7496‬, outside the park call ‪888-411-7623‬ or visit ‪AZ511.com‬ .