grand canyon

In this month’s Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony ponders the ancient story of a Hopi boy who embarks on an epic adventure on the Colorado River in order save his people from drought. In researching the tale, Thybony, a former river guide, unlocked a profound connection to the past.

A 74-year-old man from Olympia, Wash., has died while hiking between the South and North rims in Grand Canyon National Park.

National Park Service officials are working to eliminate a spawning ground for harmful nonnative fish in Glen Canyon.

Author Scott Thybony had no idea a book about a journey to the Grand Canyon by a band of scalphunters in the 19th century would lead him to an important fossil tracksite millions of years old.

The Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival is underway and among the films playing is About Damn Time, the story of how women broke into the male-dominated world of Grand Canyon river guiding.

Writing assignments have their share of misadventures. In his latest Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony recalls how the haunting music recorded in a deep, stone chamber made the difficulties worth the effort.

Saturday is the last day to comment on Grand Canyon National Park’s proposed increase in backcountry camping fees. If finalized, the new fees will take effect on May 1 and are expected to bring in an extra $750,000 annually.

The iconic Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon will close for three months next year so crews can safely complete extensive excavation work for the Transcanyon Waterline construction project.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has begun water releases from Glen Canyon Dam to cool the temperature of the Colorado River and slow the reproduction of an unwanted fish threatening native species.

A bipartisan bill pending in Congress would pay to relocate some of the 20,500 buffalo from public lands across the West and Midwest to reservation lands that were historically part of the animals’ range.