The genesis of the Grand Circle road trip isn’t totally clear. Some say it was inspired by an itinerary that Utah Parks Company offered in the 1900s, while others consider it a successful ...

There are 63 national parks in the United States, but at the start of 2023, I'd made it to only one. So when my partner, Reanna, bought us tickets to see Big Thief and Lucinda Williams at Colorado ...

This fall, I have a sabbatical from teaching history at Fort Lewis College to research and write about public lands. Sixty years ago, Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall proposed a “Grand ...

See 9 National Parks on This Picturesque Road Trip Through the American West — Including the Grand Canyon, ... The first park on the Grand Circle is also Utah’s first national park, ...

Utah's national parks saw 11 million visitors in 2023, a 5% increase. Federal funding for Utah's parks totaled $48.9 million in 2023, plus $143 million since 2021.

Of the five Utah National Parks, which is the best? It depends on what you value and why you’re going and maybe who you’re with. I spent five weeks visiting every Utah national park, which ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona and Utah will keep iconic national parks in those states open if a shutdown of the federal government threatens access to Arizona’s orange-striped Grand Canyon and the ...

Arizona and Utah will keep iconic national parks in those states open if a shutdown of the federal government threatens access to Arizona's orange-striped Grand Canyon and the sheer red cliffs of ...

Utah, Arizona, and Colorado will pay to keep national parks open if federal government shuts down by: Lena Pringle Posted: Sep 29, 2023 / 10:40 AM EST / Updated: Sep 29, 2023 / 10:41 AM EST ...

“Your next trip. Utah. Five national parks.” Congress ‌has been responsive to some of Utah’s concerns. It agreed to make modest adjustments in the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante.

PHOENIX — Arizona and Utah will keep iconic national parks in those states open if a shutdown of the federal government threatens access to Arizona’s orange-striped Grand Canyon and the sheer ...