The following is a news release from the Mountain-Prairie Region of the U.S. Forest Service. JACKSON — Grizzly bear 399 was ...

One of his most audacious attempted stunts came in 1974 when he tried to clear Idaho's Snake River Canyon in a rocket. The feat famously went awry when the parachute opened too early.

Some jumps eluded success even for Knievel, though. With the 40th anniversary of the legend's failed launch across the Snake River Canyon in Idaho quickly approaching, one team with clear ...

The Snake River Canyon jump is still, to this day, one of the most talked about televised events to ever occur. The Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket created by the minds of Evel Knievel and a ...