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The Unexpected Lessons I Learned When My Dream Grand Canyon River Trip Went Sideways
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1783+ words) I have dreamed of rafting the Colorado River through the length of the Grand Canyon for as long as I can remember. My parents met on a river trip on the Rio Grande and raised my brother and me on…...
I Helped Restore Protections for Bears Ears. Now It’s at Risk Again.
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (360+ words) The first time I stood beneath the sandstone cliffs of Bears Ears as Secretary of the Interior, Tribal leaders guided me through places their ancestors have known for generations. We stopped before ancient cliff dwellings and pictographs—reminders that history…...
He Vanished 14 Years Ago Searching for Ancient Grand Canyon Art. I Was on the Team Sent to Find Him.
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (920+ words) In July 2026, authorities officially confirmed that human remains discovered in late 2025 belonged to renowned hiker Bill Ott, bringing resolution to a 14-year-old Grand Canyon cold case. Anthropologist Scott Thybony, a friend of Ott’s, participated in the original search-and-rescue mission in…...
A Legendary Grand Canyon Explorer Vanished in 2012. Authorities Just Found His Remains.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (551+ words) He would never be heard from again. Now, officials have positively identified a set of human remains found 14 years after his disappearance, closing one chapter of his mysterious disappearance. But what happened to the blue-eyed hiker remains a mystery. Bill…...
America Just Got Its First National Park City. We Went to Check It Out.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (471+ words) Chattanooga, a city in southeastern Tennessee, is set along the Tennessee River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Chattanooga set the stage for American National Park Cities. Today, at least six other cities are actively working to attain the…...
The Forgotten Story of the First Woman to Guide the Grand Canyon
3+ week, 4+ day ago (758+ words) On the boat ramp at Lees Ferry, the start of every Grand Canyon trip, the shuttle van thermometer reads 100 degrees. The mercury will stay there most of our trip except when the monsoons break over us, blowing out the side…...
Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Allowed to Raise Arsenic Limits
4+ week, 2+ day ago (559+ words) Arizona officials just voted to allow a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park to raise the allowable levels of the highly toxic heavy metal arsenic level in a monitoring well located near the Grand Canyon. The mine, called the…...
This $12 Cooling Hack Kept Me Safe During a Deadly Heat Wave in the Grand Canyon
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (594+ words) In early June, during a severe heat warning, two of my best friends and I hiked into the Grand Canyon on our way to Havasupai Falls. We had secured our hiking permits six months prior, and didn’t want to lose…...
A Tourist Destroyed a Sacred Hopi Artifact at the Grand Canyon. NPS Issued an Urgent Manhunt to Find Him.
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (672+ words) National Park Service (NPS) rangers at the Grand Canyon are searching for a tourist who they say damaged a priceless Indigenous artifact at the national park’s Desert View Watchtower on June 17. Experts tell Outside that the damaged headpiece, created by…...
Everything We Know About the Young Hiker Who Just Died in the Grand Canyon
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (889+ words) The 18-year-old male, whose name has not been released, was found approximately 30 feet below the trail in an area called Garden Creek, park spokesperson Joelle Baird told Outside. The teen was alive when responders found him. Crews evacuated him by…...