Tourists appeared ready to roam Grand Canyon National Park again after it partially reopened Friday, despite objections that it could hurt efforts to control the coronavirus.
, despite objections from Navajo officials and others that it could hurt efforts to control the coronavirus.Among them was Matthias Zutter, 35, who was traveling through Arizona with his wife in a camper van as part of a final adventure before moving back to their hometown of Stans, Switzerland. The couple have been living in the U.S. for the past five years. They had visited the Grand Canyon once already but not the South Rim, which they've always wanted to hike.
Liz Archuleta, chairwoman of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors, reiterated that visitors must do their part as well. Meanwhile, the residential area where more than 2,000 people live year-round was cordoned off with cones and barrels to keep visitors away from the housing areas. About 20 miles of roadway were accessible to tourists that allow them to walk along the rim of the canyon and stand at a number of viewpoints.
The National Park Service says it is working with federal, state and local public health authorities to closely monitor the pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis. The parks gets about 6 million visitors a year, most of whom go to the South Rim. Those entrance gates were open Friday, and tourists were allowed in free. Visitors were blocked from entering at the East Rim entrance to limit travel through the Navajo Nation, where coronavirus has hit residents hard.
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