The Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim has moved it's 2020 season opening date to June 1st, 2020.

A veteran lawyer for the U.S. Interior Department, Edward Keable has been appointed as the new superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park. He has 30 years as a federal attorney. Don't know how well this selection will bode for the hiking world, but most anything is an improvement over the last two.

Tempe, Chandler and Gilbert (at least) have shut down tennis courts. Notwithstanding the vast area surrounding the 'inside' of the boundary of a court, a tennis court is 2808 square feet. The opposing ends (baseline to baseline) is 78'. Even if playing doubles there is a helluva lot more than 6' bet...

chumley wrote: ↑

Mar 30 2020 3:32 pm

I can't find anything that is more restrictive in this order than the last order. This one actually makes a bullet point to clarify that none of this is enforceable.

Shhhhh...... don't tell Kate and Coral...

Safer...

Corridor trails now closed, as well as I.G, Cottonwood and B.A. Camps.

@wildwesthikes Yes unfortunately these closures will do nothing but shift the problem from one area to another... and ultimately have permanent effects on areas that previously received less visitation. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/03/23/coronavirus-joshua-tree-national-park-cali...

cactuscat wrote: ↑

Mar 19 2020 2:25 pm

@hikeaz
All of Xanterra's Grand Canyon hotels too.

Yep... saw that post. I thought that an entry in the GC forum would be apropos and helpful to anyone perusing HAZ to glean GC info.

Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel Closed From Friday, March 20, 2020– Thursday, May 21, 2020. Physical backcountry Office is closed - Permits by phone (928 638 7875) and fax only. Effective 3/20/2020 Closed are: El Tovar Hotel Bright Angel Lodge Thunderbird Lodge Kachina Lodge Maswik Lodge Hopi House Loo...

Tough_Boots wrote: ↑

Mar 18 2020 2:37 pm

hikeaz wrote:https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe ... quarantine

A link to the biggest propaganda media outlet in Turkey right here in our very own HAZ forum-- now I've seen it all. These are truly dim times.

Merely a Coronials reference. Serenity....

LindaAnn wrote: ↑

Mar 18 2020 10:53 am

@RedRoxx44 Coronials

https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe ... quarantine

DixieFlyer wrote: ↑

Mar 17 2020 5:00 pm

the only problem is that there are no sports to watch, so what's the use of having a TV?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1222648826303066113

All Havasupai tourism will be suspended for the Campground and the Lodge through April 14, 2020 in response to the coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. Reservation holders with Campground Reservations that have arrival dates between March 16, 2020 and April 14, 2020 will have the " opportunity " to resc...

chumley wrote: ↑

Mar 16 2020 8:37 am

..................... (See very cool map here.) This number has doubled in the last week.

I thought it interesting (albeit a tragedy) that Italy's 'recovered' numbers are nearly equal to the 'deaths'. Whereas many others are in the 90% - 10% ratio range.

@hikeaz I imagine that you will still have to get a Permit to get in the gates. Thank you. If I may ask; where were you able to gather that data on the vehicle types? Seems that that would be the sort of data that should be included in the P.R.. My last 4 or 5 times out there the gates have been le...

The press release speaks merely to OHV's - So I suppose that the boondock RV campers and/or a registered road vehicle are exempt, or?