A year after the Dragon Bravo Wildfire burned across the north rim of the Grand Canyon, volunteers are helping the landscape ...

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Looking for an image of the Grand Canyon, Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, or another place on the Colorado Plateau? You’ve come to the right place. Images in these galleries are free for media ...

Everything you need to know to score a backcountry permit for Canyonlands National Park. We’ve bemoaned backcountry permit systems before, but it turns out that once you know the nuances of each park, ...

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument is one year old. Learn about the cultural resources, waters, and plants and animals it protects. On August 8, 2023, decades of advocacy led by ...

Planning a trip to Bears Ears? Start here. Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah spans canyons and mesas that have sustained Native peoples for millennia. Across these lands, you’ll see ...

First, you’ll need a backcountry permit. Plan ahead and be flexible for the best chance of getting the permit you want. Here’s what you need to know. In 2024, Grand Canyon National Park moved its ...

The water problem at Pinyon Plain uranium mine, near the Grand Canyon continues. More than 80 million gallons were pumped out from 2016-2025. In the summer of 2025, fires raged across the north rim of ...

Bright Angel Campground is a half-mile north of the Colorado River on the banks of Bright Angel Creek, a tributary of the Colorado. To get there, you’ll have to hike a vertical mile into the depths of ...

For every proposed development near the Grand Canyon, we ask: Where will the water come from? This question has sparked debate in the town of Tusayan, Arizona, where a developer wants to build a ...

A grueling backpacking trip to Thunder River and Deer Creek, the Grand Canyon’s finest oases. The route to Thunder River and Deer Creek via the Bill Hall Trail grants access to some of rare pockets of ...