The Dragon Bravo Fire has left a path of destruction in the Grand Canyon's North Rim, burning down the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. The National Park Service on July 19 released photos of the park, showing burned-down structures, charred mountainsides and a smoke-filled canyon.

Grand” is a weighty word to carry at the front of your name. It makes a remarkable promise; one that New York’s Grand Central Terminal lives up to in its cathedral-like main concourse; one which the Grand Western Canal,

The nearly century-old Grand Canyon Lodge in far northern Arizona was a refuge for ambitious hikers and adventurous tourists eager to bask in the magnificent views of one of the most remote and renowned landscapes in the world.

Gov. Katie Hobbs questioned why the U.S. government decided to manage the Dragon Bravo fire, which started with a lightning strike, as a “controlled burn” during the height of the summer.

As Grand Canyon National Park celebrates its centennial on February 26, 2019, it's worth recalling the peculiar way the canyon became grand and what this has meant. 'This profitless locality'