Grand Canyon to change 'unfair' permit system

Courtesy Outdoor Recreation News  Sun, 11/22/2009 - 23:42

Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.Now those who want the coveted permits either show up in person or try their luck with mail or fax machines on the day the permits become ...


 

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