Mention the Grand Canyon, and almost everyone thinks of the mules. These sure footed critters have been hauling folks and gear in and out of the Grand Canyon for over a hundred years, since the days of the old west. Teddy Roosevelt was one of the early tourists who experienced the Grand Canyon in this awesome and quintessentially western fashion. But this western cultural icon may have it's days numbered, but not without the help of some corrupt officials. It all started when, in a new Superintendant was appointed to the Grand Canyon National Park. Steve Martin has made a lot of waves in his career with N.P.S., and began making waves at Grand Canyon right away. He and his entourage hiked into the canyon one day and picked a fight with the mules. Philip Zalesky was guiding tourists out of the canyon on the mules and encountered the defiant and belligerent Superintendant Martin.
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