Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is located in south central Utah. Established in 1996, it encompasses about one million acres. Grand Staircase boasts some of the Southwest’s most ...

Exploring the best slot canyons in the Southwest is one of my favorite things and has led to some incredible hiking experiences. Truly, these are some of the most visually stunning and geologically ...

Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon is one of Utah's best family hikes, with an easy out-and-back trail of less than 1 mile. The hardest part is getting there — deep sand on the driving route to the Peek-A-Boo ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zion National Park is one of the most dramatic landscapes in the American Southwest. Towering sandstone cliffs, narrow slot ...

(CNN) — At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are narrow slivers of magic: ...

KANAB — At first glance, the desert landscape of southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are narrow slivers of magic: ...