In this month’s Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony ponders the ancient story of a Hopi boy who embarks on an epic ...

Celebrate National Trails Day with some of the best hikes in the U.S.—from slot canyons to grassland wanders to secluded ...

The Oklahoma and Oklahoma State men’s basketball teams both announced Tuesday that they will participate in the Jerry Colangelo Classic during the 2025-26 nonconference slate.

It's a testament to Mother Nature's strength and power, so vast and spectacular that it's often considered the "Grand Canyon of Washington."The Grand Coulee in Washington is an ancient river bed gorge ...

Many complained on Havasupai Facebook groups that Beyonce’s presence likely kept permit-holding hikers from visiting the most well-known of the turquoise-green falls along Havasu Creek in the Grand ...

The Bureau of Reclamation has said it will not flood the Grand Canyon this spring because of ongoing work around the Glen ...

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Dam maintenance and non-native fish reduction efforts led the government to reject an environmentally restorative flood in ...

The national park might be America’s greatest gift to the world. U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone ...

Letchworth State Park won previous USA TODAY Readers' Choice awards for No. 1 Best State Park in 2015 and No. 1 Best New York Attraction in 2017.

In the 1970s, Barbara and Bradford Washburn spent seven years mapping the entire Grand Canyon. Photograph by Charles O'Rear, Nat Geo Image Collection For nearly half a century, the pair mapped the ...

Dr. Tom Myers has worked as a physician on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon since 1990, and he knows all the ways people can get into trouble on a difficult hike. In fact, he co-authored the book ...