Grand Canyon Is Reopened to Public
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — The Grand Canyon is open to visitors again.
The tollbooths, scenic overlooks and souvenir shops opened first thing Monday morning, ending a shutdown that was the first in the park’s 76-year history.
Motels and cafeterias were back in business, and hikers were allowed onto a network of backcountry trails.
Mule rides into the mile-deep chasm were to resume today, as were services at Phantom Ranch, a rustic lodge on the banks of the Colorado River that can be reached only by rafters, mules and hikers who brave the nine-mile trail that winds a vertical mile down from the canyon rim.
The National Park Service estimates it lost $75,000 in revenue from the $10-per-car entrance fee that went uncollected after the park was closed Thursday.
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