The Washington Post(@washingtonpost):Exclusive: Months before August’s deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon, NPS officials urged leaders to close parts of a fire-damaged trail, citing runoff and rock-slide risks. Leaders instead reopened the North Kaibab Trail.

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Exclusive: Months before August’s deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon, NPS officials urged leaders to close parts of a fire-damaged trail, citing runoff and rock-slide risks. Leaders instead reopened the North Kaibab Trail.

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