The National Park Service has announced that the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park will reopen for the 2026 season on May 15th. This is news many of us have been waiting for.
Having grown up in the plains state of Iowa, I have always been fascinated with thunderstorms and lightning. Every year, I would eagerly look forward to the storm season. My mother and I would race to the windows or the front door at the first crack of thunder, eager to see the next lightning bolt rip across the sky...