This story appears in the September 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. “If you break loose here, you can’t stop. You’re going into the abyss,” barks Rich Rudow. Normally he is ...

Grand Canyon National Park is raising fees at its campgrounds for the first time in 20 years. Fees will increase for standard campsites at the Desert View and Mather campgrounds at the South Rim ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Since parking is hard to find beyond the visitor center's main parking lot, opt for one of the park's free shuttles and pack a bag with a water bottle, a hat, sunscreen and ...

Navajo activist Delores Wilson opposes development on land she holds sacred: “You don’t want to anger the Holy Beings there.” Bill Hatcher Twelve miles in on the rutted dirt road we pull ...

How do you celebrate punching your first ticket to the women's NCAA Tournament? Apparently, it involves a Gatorade water (with perhaps some ice) bath and making snow angels on the locker room floor.

Less explored national park sites in Arizona offer stunning scenery without the crowds found at the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument & Canyon de Chelly National Monument are ...

Our family just returned from our first visit to the Grand Canyon and let me tell you: Pictures don’t even come close. The sheer size, the way the colors shift with the light, the layers of ...

A variety of companies offer helicopter tours of the Grand Canyon, with many options departing from Grand Canyon National Park Airport (located in Tusayan) and most Las Vegas hotels. Read on to ...

Maryland men’s basketball learned its NCAA Tournament draw Sunday night, and the No. 4 seed Terps will open in Seattle at 4:35 p.m. Friday against No. 13 seed Grand Canyon. While the Antelopes ...