The Cambrian-age Tonto Group is a set of rocks famous for holding clues to the burst of new life that reshaped Earth 500 ...

At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But ...

An 1869 expedition led by John Wesley Powell sailed out of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River in the first official ...

Zion National Park, with its soaring sandstone cliffs and emerald pools, lies just 30 miles to the northwest. The psychedelic hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park are an hour’s drive away. The North ...

Search and rescue teams recently conducted 13 helicopter rescues over a seven-day span. A SAR leader blames the uptick on a detour to a vital hiking route.

After almost 40 years in the planning, a major tourist resort on the eastern fringes of the Peak District is now under ...

In the suburban sprawl of Morrisville, where chain restaurants dot the landscape like so many corporate constellations, Full Moon Oyster Bar emerges as a beacon of seafood authenticity that would make ...

Over the summer, runners, hikers, mountain bikers, dog walkers and thousands of other nature enthusiasts will see other new ...

Los Angeles is unique in its proximity to many peaceful backpacking campsites that are under an hour's drive away. We picked the best campsites for beginner, intermediate and advanced outdoors ...

In 1938, Clover and Jotter conducted a harrowing 43-day trip down the Colorado River in an effort to map the Grand Canyon’s flora. They succeeded, despite rampant sexism and numerous physical ...

Kevin Bittenbender and Kirstie Ennis had done everything that they could do by Sunday night for “the big jump off” of a 47.5-mile Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike at Grand Canyon National Park.