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A 650-Mile Hike To Answer A Complicated Question: Are We Losing The Grand Canyon?

Hikers on the Grand Canyon's South Kaibab Trail
(Photo by Moyan Brenn - CC BY 2.0)
Hikers on the Grand Canyon's South Kaibab Trail.

Are we losing the Grand Canyon?

It’s a straightforward, yet complicated question, and it’s the headline of an article in the September issue of National Geographic magazine.

In it, National Geographic writer Kevin Fedarko and photographer Pete McBride take a 650-mile hike through the canyon, and consider what proposed development projects in and around it would mean for one of the country’s most iconic landscapes.

Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.