Built nearly 100 years ago, the remote lodge offered majestic views of one of our finest national parks before it burned in the Dragon Bravo Fire.

The Grand Canyon Lodge in far northern Arizona that was an elusive getaway for nearly a century has been destroyed by a wildfire.

“The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is like another world,” said Ethan Aumack, executive director of the Grand Canyon Trust, who has fond memories of skiing through the woods to the rim after the lone road that leads there closes for the winter. “It feels like a much more personal place.”

A new report has calculated that making national parks the responsibility of states would raise costs, cut revenue and reduce access for Arizonans.

American Red Cross volunteers are supporting families who have their lives turned upside down because of the Dragon Bravo and White Sage wildfires. Licensed Red Cross mental health officials are offering emotional support and crisis counseling.

U.S. land managers have long known that they have a problem on their hands with overgrown forests and persistent drought.