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A contract helicopter ferries materials to Phantom Ranch prior to the flood of 1966. (Photo/NPS)

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Geologist, writer and river guide Wayne Ranney shares the following story he wrote in 2016 on the 50th anniversary of the 1966 Grand Canyon flood. This month marks 55 years since the flood roared through the Canyon

By By Wayne Ranney, Special to Williams-Grand Canyon News December 14, 2021