back country hiking

The Sedona Fire Department has responded to numerous calls from hikers experiencing heat exhaustion recently. They're urging them to take proper precautions as temperatures remain high.

Flagstaff author Kevin Fedarko hiked the Grand Canyon from end to end. The punishing 750-mile trek showed him the unexplored landscape of one of America’s most-visited national parks, the Native American tribes that call it home and the many threats facing the area.

All reservations for 2024 and beyond will now be made on Recreation.gov. Previously, applicants had to submit their applications by fax and wait months for park staff to manually consider thousands of requests.

A Washington man has pled guilty to guiding an illegal hike in Grand Canyon National Park. Park officials say an investigation revealed that Joseph Don Mount violated group size limitations for rim-to-rim hikes in October of 2020.

The cost of backcountry camping overnight in Grand Canyon National Park will go up this summer. Park officials announced Monday the nightly fee for backcountry camping areas will increase from $8 to $12 per person starting July 1, 2022.

The National Park Service is seeking public comments through January 2020 on back country planning for Wupatki National Monument at Flagstaff.Currently,…