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In the newest installment of Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony recounts a trip he took to Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico with a team of scientists. Scott and the team braved a rock climb and bone-chilling cold to record a rare lunar phenomenon.
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Some gifts don’t come wrapped in a package and tied with a bow. Dawn in the high desert is one of those gifts. In his latest Canyon Commentary, writer Scott Thybony reminds us of the season we had entered and that sometimes those with the least, give the most.
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In his latest Canyon Commentary, writer Scott Thybony takes us on a trek to see the oldest living pine tree on record. He weaves his adventure together with the history of dendrochronology, a science deeply rooted in northern Arizona.
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If you were to ask KNAU commentator Scott Thybony what his favorite Grand Canyon rock layer was, he would likely say ‘Redwall Limestone’. He developed a deep appreciation for it years ago on a long trek with his brother. The rock presents stunning, vertical walls that run miles without a break. In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott shares the story of coming to know this imposing geological formation.
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KNAU commentator Scott Thybony was hiking the historic Moqui Trail in 1976 when one of his companions told him a great story about a famous Beatles song. It involved transcendental meditation and getting fashion advice from John Lennon. Scott tells it best, so here he is with his latest Canyon Commentary.
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The Colorado Plateau is rich with Indigenous history. For centuries, First Nations people have practiced traditional ways and ceremonies on the land. KNAU commentator Scott Thybony recently had the privilege of joining the Hopi to gather wild tobacco, an essential ceremonial plant. In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott recounts the story for us, with permission from the Tribe.
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The Grand Canyon is a place of countless love stories, some untold, some infamous. In the Valentine’s Day Edition of Scott Thybony’s Canyon Commentary, he shares a few of those stories with us.
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Each year millions of visitors travel to the Grand Canyon and its famous overlooks. But they often overlook the rim country itself, much of it wild and remote. In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony takes us to a stretch of the canyon rim that holds an intriguing remnant of the past.
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A photographer set off to explore a slot canyon in the desert south of Escalante, Utah. He followed the rim of Brimstone Gulch until locating a break…
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Leaving the interstate I entered the high plains of New Mexico where each clump of trees sheltered a house, many of them abandoned. The branches bent to…