Nearly a year ago, when my friend Nina told me she’d scored a noncommercial permit to raft through the Grand Canyon, I had no idea how lucky she was – or how lucky I would be, after she invited me to ...

Coyote Gulch is a tributary of the Escalante River in southern Utah, mostly inside Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, with its lower reaches crossing into Glen Canyon National Recreation ...

I'm one of those people who will tell you that a river trip in the Grand Canyon changed her life. Last May, after joining a friend's 50 th birthday celebration on a guided rafting trip on the upper ...

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If you’re looking to escape the crowds and immerse yourself in nature, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks offer some ...

The Narrows is a gorgeous river hike in Zion National Park, where visitors wade through water flanked by canyon walls rising up to 1,000 feet. Hikers can choose between a short walk or the full ...

The almighty Grand Canyon earned its status as a globally recognized wonder of the world not merely for its epic size and dazzling depths, but also because of its eye-catching red rock coloration. Yet ...

Grand Canyon river runners enjoyed the best camping beaches in years this season, and a riverside vegetation restoration project got a boost, both the result of the first planned springtime flood on ...