A sea of red, white, and blue for the 4th of July—you can take a stroll through America’s past with a patriotic showcase in ...

Respectfully, GO **** YOURSELVES,' U.S. national parks visitors aren't happy with new signs asking tourists to report 'negative' views of America.

Signs installed earlier in National Parks earlier in June asked for feedback on signs "that are negative about past or living ...

It’s not impossible to go hiking and rarely see another person on the trail. Capitol Reef National Park was established to protect the striking Waterpocket Fold – a 90-mile-long geologic wrinkle.

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Canyonlands National Park is stunning, but it's less accessible to the average traveler. There's lots to do in Capitol Reef, which is my favorite of Utah's national parks.

With a name like Capitol Reef, you might expect to find this national park near the ocean. Instead, this gem lies in a sea of rock in Utah. “Early settlers noted that the white domes of Navajo ...

Capitol Dome, as seen from the Hickman Bridge Trail in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. (Getty) Early visitors to the park are also responsible for the second half of its name, Reef.

Located in south-central Utah, Capitol Reef is part of the Waterpocket Fold, a warp in the Earth’s crust that stretches on for nearly 100 miles.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Capitol Reef was more like the Saharan Desert, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Then it became wet, sporting tropical forests, ferns, and swamps.