The labyrinthine world of desert canyons is a unique landscape carved by water and time. Canyoneering, the sport of exploring rocky gorges, pulls from a variety of other activities, from hiking and ...

Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is located in south central Utah. Established in 1996, it encompasses about one million acres. Grand Staircase boasts some of the Southwest’s most ...

Zion National Park is a canyon of contrasts. Towering sandstone walls glow amber at sunrise. Rivers carve emerald green ...

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Zion National Park is one of the most dramatic landscapes in the American Southwest. Towering sandstone cliffs, narrow slot ...

(CNN) — At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are narrow slivers of magic: ...

KANAB — At first glance, the desert landscape of southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are narrow slivers of magic: ...