{"id":6126,"date":"2012-08-26T09:20:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T17:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?p=6126"},"modified":"2012-08-26T09:20:48","modified_gmt":"2012-08-26T17:20:48","slug":"from-indiancountry-opposition-grows-for-navajos-planned-grand-canyon-escalade-and-images-of-proposed-gondola-and-riverwalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/26\/from-indiancountry-opposition-grows-for-navajos-planned-grand-canyon-escalade-and-images-of-proposed-gondola-and-riverwalk\/","title":{"rendered":"(from IndianCountry) ‘Opposition Grows For Navajos\u2019 Planned Grand Canyon Escalade’ AND images of proposed gondola and ‘riverwalk’"},"content":{"rendered":"

AN EXCERPT:<\/strong>\u00a0 Developers are pushing forward with a plan for a large-scale tourist destination on the Navajo Nation at a place held sacred by the Hopi Tribe, despite mounting opposition even among some Navajo tribal members….Grand Canyon Escalade<\/a>, as it\u2019s been named, would span 420 acres near the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers just east of Grand Canyon National Park. Its centerpieces would include a tramway to carry tourists from the South Rim to the Colorado River, and a riverwalk….\u201cPedestrian friendly arcades will allow visitors to access Artisan Studios and Galleries along the Canyon rim,\u201d reports a new web site<\/a> for the project, \u201cwhich will offer not only shopping but the ability to interact with Native American artists and artisans, dine at restaurants with unparalleled views, learn about the Navajo and Native Americans by touring the Cultural Center, and spend the night at a Canyon-side lodge.\u201d<\/p>\n

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TO VIEW THE PROPOSED ‘GONDOLA ROUTE, CLICK THIS PHOTO:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AN THE COLORADO RIVERWALK…CLICK THE IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n

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TO READ THE AUG\/SEPT ZEPHYR CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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AN EXCERPT:\u00a0 Developers are pushing forward with a plan for a large-scale tourist destination on the Navajo Nation at a place held sacred by the Hopi Tribe, despite mounting opposition even among some Navajo tribal members….Grand Canyon Escalade, as it\u2019s been named, would span 420 acres near the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[61,57,58,59,60],"class_list":["post-6126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-elevated-bikeway","tag-escalade","tag-grand-canyon-trust","tag-hopi","tag-navajo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6126"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6135,"href":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126\/revisions\/6135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}