By Julie Cart | Los Angeles Times
Plans near Grand Canyon could curb the number of visitors, officials say
At the rim of the Grand Canyon, busloads of Chinese tourists jostled on a recent day with twenty-something backpackers and an Amish family with rambunctious boys in suspenders and straw hats, all eager for a prime viewing spot.
They gazed out on a dizzying sight of receding canyons and sheer rock walls, with the Colorado River cutting though the canyon floor a mile down.
Generations of park managers have tried to preserve that natural vista, but officials here say a proposed development would alter the view.
