Wildfires close Grand Canyon's North Rim
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Republic photographer Michael Chow captured the wildfire in a time-lapse video taken July 14 from the Canyon's South Rim. Chow set up his camera on a tripod, pointed it at the smoke, hoping it cleared at some point and and shot a photo every four seconds for 4 1/2 hours.
The Grand Canyon wildfire, known as the Dragon Bravo Fire, has devastated the North Rim, destroying the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and 70 other structures. Sparked by lightning on July 4, the Grand Canyon wildfire rapidly grew due to record-dry forest conditions,