The Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness is one of the country’s last great wild refuges, a 112,500-acre maze of backcountry canyons, cliffs, deserts and plateaus untouched by man. You’ve ...

Discover the most otherworldly slot canyons in Utah, ranked for their dramatic scenery, unique geology and surreal atmosphere ...

CAÑON CITY • It’s around here somewhere. Tiffany Brewer is sure of it. She’s sure, because she’s been here several times before ー this place where one walks atop red rock ridges that rise with the ...

In this month’s Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony recounts his many adventures on the rugged Arizona Strip encountering wind-carved Navajo sandstone that can take on familiar-yet-otherworldly ...

While Arizona is famous for its stunning landscapes and dramatic rock formations, some of the best things to see here are underground. Arizona has numerous famous caves — some readily open to the ...

I might be late to the party, but are we talking enough about the jumping fish at the San Elijo Lagoon? I saw the fish — the striped mullet — hopping from the tidal waters during my hike at the lagoon ...

Nature doesn’t follow blueprints, and sometimes the result is strange enough to stop you in your tracks. Around the world, erosion, lava, and sediment have shaped landscapes that feel less like ...

Bryce isn’t actually a canyon at all, its signature feature is the Bryce Amphitheater, a bowl-shaped depression carved not by rivers but by seasonal rain and snow. Within that amphitheater lies the ...