Wildfires force evacuations from Grand Canyon
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The Grand Canyon's North Rim in Arizona also closed Thursday because of a wildfire on adjacent Bureau of Land Management land near Jacob Lake. The Coconino County sheriff's office said it helped evacuate people from an area north of Jacob Lake and campers in the Kaibab National Forest nearby.
The NPS recommends avoiding hiking the Grand Canyon's inner trails between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when temperatures are at their peak. Temperatures in the inner canyon can reach over 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade, creating "extremely hazardous conditions for hikers," the NPS said.
A hiker has died on the South Kaibab Trail in the Grand Canyon National Park while attempting to reach the Colorado River.
A 42-year-old Utah man has died after he fell while descending a mountainside in Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana.
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