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Man accused of planning 153-person Grand Canyon hike
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - A Washington state man is accused of organizing an illegal 153-person hike in the Grand Canyon despite park officials repeatedly telling him it violated their COVID-19 restrictions.Authorities said healthcare executive Joseph Don Mount spent months planning the hike back in October 2020.Groups with more than 30 participants are not permitted rim-to-rim along the inner canyon, officials said.Mount had reportedly denied that he was planning a large-scale hike, and told the Grand Canyon Commercial Permits Office that he was only planning to take 12 people.