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Five years ago, the park started limiting the number of visitors in hiking groups to 11 people to prevent trail overcrowding.

Man Faces Charges for 153-Person Hike In Grand Canyon That Allegedly Violated COVID-19 Restrictions A Washington state man faces federal charges after allegedly organizing a large group hike at the Grand Canyon in violation of COVID-19 restrictions and other rules, according to court documents. Joseph Don Mount took around 153 people to the canyon in October for a rim-to-rim hike, according to a complaint filed this week in U.S. Magistrate Court in Flagstaff, Arizona. During the pandemic, rim-...

May 06, 2021 - 7:36 PM FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A Washington state man is accused of defying federal regulations that limit the number of people who can hike rim-to-rim at Grand Canyon National Park. Joseph Don Mount, of Chehalis, organized a trip in October with more than 150 people who hiked from the canyons North Rim to the more popular South Rim, according to a complaint filed this week in U.S. Magistrate Court in Flagstaff. Hes accused of a handful of misdemeanours that each carr...

Wildlife camera captures a glimpse of the animal as it passes by A Washington state man is accused of defying federal regulations that limit the number of people who can hike rim-to-rim at Grand Canyon National Park. Joseph Don Mount, of Chehalis, organized a trip in October with more than 150 people who hiked from the canyon’s North Rim to the more popular South Rim, according to a complaint filed this week in U.S. Magistrate Court in Flagstaff. He’s accused of a handful of misdemeanors th...

© Getty Images A man from Washington state is facing federal charges for allegedly organizing a Grand Canyon hike with a large group of people. Joseph Don Mount is being accused of setting up a 153-person hike at the Grand Canyon on Oct. 24 where the group did not follow social distancing or mask guidelines, according to a federal affidavit, NBC News reported. He is being charged with intentionally interfering with a government employee, giving a false report, soliciting business without a per...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. A Washington state man is facing federal charges for allegedly organizing a more-than-150-person hike across the Grand Canyon in violation of COVID-19 restrictions.  Joseph Don Mount, the former chief operating officer at Chehalis, Washington, spent months planning and organizing for the Oct. 24 hike, despite being told it was in violation of park rules, authorities say.  Before the pandemic, group sizes were limi...

Healthcare Exec Busted for Illegal 153-Person Grand Canyon Hike Justin Rohrlich © Provided by The Daily Beast Facebook/Joe Mount A Washington State man is facing federal charges for allegedly organizing a largely unmasked, non-socially-distanced, 153-person hike across the Grand Canyon that not only violated COVID-19 restrictions but normal group size limits, too. Joseph Don Mount, who until recently was the chief operating officer at a Chehalis, Washington medical clinic, is...