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Grand Canyon Outlaws

KNAU News Talk - Arizona Public Radio | By Scott Thybony
Published July 20, 2009 at 11:38 AM MST
Architect Mary Colter's famous hand written sign at the Desert View Watchtower at Grand Canyon National Park, defaced by two \"grammar vigilantes\" in 2008. Can you spot the edits they made?
Architect Mary Colter's famous hand written sign at the Desert View Watchtower at Grand Canyon National Park, defaced by two \"grammar vigilantes\" in 2008. Can you spot the edits they made?

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From butterfly poachers to outlaw mountain bikers, the Grand Canyon has seen its share of unusual criminals. But the title of strangest crime now goes to a pair of overzealous English majors. Here's commentator Scott Thybony.
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Scott Thybony
Scott Thybony has traveled throughout North America on assignments for major magazines, including Smithsonian, Outside, and Men’s Journal. An article for National Geographic magazine was translated into a dozen languages, and his book, Canyon Country, sold hundreds of thousands of copies. He once herded sheep for a Navajo family, having a hogan to call home and all the frybread he could eat. His commentaries are heard regularly on Arizona Public Radio.
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