Reaching this remote and rugged monument is a commitment. The payoff: one of the most unforgettable desert landscapes off the beaten park. This is one remote and rugged spot even by out-there Utah ...

Despite the geologic and paleontological significance of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, federal government management is hindering its full research potential.

Petroglyphs along the Escalante River in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah, a region six Native American tribes consider a part of their ancestral lands. (Stephen Trimble) ...

Republicans would essentially remove protections from a large chunk of the Utah monument. House Republicans are targeting a sprawling national monument in Utah for significant changes — including ...

We've all seen images and Instagram posts of the iconic Horseshoe Bend in Arizona that snakes along the Colorado River. It's known to have some of the best hiking in the state and is part of the ...

If environmentalists characterized the Trump administration’s management of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in song, it would be American composer Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes.” To ...

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A hiker traveling last month in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument expected scenic red-rock views but instead found pools of crude oil. Mechanical and electrical failures at a facility in ...

KANAB, Utah — Two Ohio men who were caught in the latest round of flash flooding during a trip to Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument have been found deceased, according to authorities.

Hoodoo rock formations in the Devil’s Garden off Hole-In-the-Wall Trail. From Admiralty Island in Alaska and Agate Fossil Beds in Nebraska to Virgin Islands Coral Reef in the Caribbean and Yucca House ...

While it may not have national park status and sees fewer visitors than its more popular southern Utah “neighbors” like Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is ...

On March 25, representatives of six Southwestern tribes announced the formation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition. They are following the model of the Bears ...