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Best Places to Watch the Sunset

U.S. News Travel | Posted 05.15.2013 | Travel
U.S. News Travel

There's some kind of magic that happens when the sun drifts down. The world -- it seems -- glows with bright light and brilliant color, but just for a...

Grand Canyon Bound: 10 Stunning Luxury Hotels within Driving Distance (PHOTOS)

Oyster | Posted 05.15.2013 | Travel
Oyster

Summer is just around the corner, and if a trip to the Grand Canyon is on your bucket list (as it should be), there's no better time to visit! Whether...

PHOTO: Grand Canyon Lighting Strike

Posted 05.07.2013 | Green

This incredible lightning strike will blow you away. The image was taken late last year near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and tweeted by the U...

Of Time and the River

Mary Ellen Hannibal | Posted 05.02.2013 | Science
Mary Ellen Hannibal

While there is no doubt Native American peoples have had a much more salubrious relationship with the things of nature than Anglos have, there is plenty of evidence that tribes exhausted resources just like Europeans-Americans did/do.

Commercial Disputes May Be Subject to Tribal Courts

Brad Reid | Posted 04.30.2013 | Business
Brad Reid

When a tribally chartered corporation is involved and the activity in question is physically conduced on tribal land, the tribal court's jurisdiction is especially strong.

Grand Canyon's North Rim To Reopen After Winter Closure

AP | Posted 04.29.2013 | Travel

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The winter closure of highway access to the Grand Canyon's north rim ends May 15 with the reopening of Stat...

Celebrate National Park Week 2013

Neil Mulholland | Posted 05.06.2013 | Impact
Neil Mulholland

In times like these, with shrinking budgets and diminishing resources, we need to stop and think -- what would this country be like without our national parks?

Rock on

Mary Ellen Hannibal | Posted 04.25.2013 | Green
Mary Ellen Hannibal

The truly grand facade stares at you, timeless. But of course time is what makes it. As my observation telescoped and expanded to try and (unsuccessfully) comprehend, a raptor silhouette made a long, graceful stitch in the scene.

National Parks Should Take the Lead on America's Other Best Idea: Clean Public Water

Rep. RaĆŗl M. Grijalva | Posted 04.23.2013 | Green
Rep. RaĆŗl M. Grijalva

Bottled water creates a great deal of waste, both in the production stream and as physical garbage. It has no place in our national parks. Unfortunately, bottled water interests -- especially Coke -- disagree.

In Time for Earth Day, Grand Canyon Locomotive Goes Green

Christine Negroni | Posted 04.22.2013 | Green
Christine Negroni

If you are looking for an inspiring place to spend Earth Day, where better than the Grand Canyon where the reasons to protect the environment fill the eye in every direction?

Debate Rages Over Origins Of Grand Canyon

Posted 04.12.2013 | Science

By: Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer Published: 04/11/2013 02:01 PM EDT on LiveScience Since two researchers suggested last year that t...

10 Amazing River Trips for Spring

The Active Times | Posted 04.03.2013 | Travel
The Active Times

You're not the only thing thawing out this spring. Here are 10 rivers you don't want to miss. From West Virginia's famous whitewater to the Everglades' river of grass, you'll find yourself up a creek ---- hopefully with a paddle -- and soaking up some sights

PHOTOS: Celebrating 94 Years

Posted 02.26.2013 | Travel

Thanks to President Woodrow Wilson laying down his signature on an act of Congress, most of the Grand Canyon was set aside as Grand Canyon National Pa...

The Danger In Taking Your Spouse For Granted

Shelley Emling | Posted 04.13.2013 | Fifty
Shelley Emling

Like in many marriages, our glowing honeymoon period had a shelf life. And today, although we continue to share a deep and abiding affection and connection, I've come to realize that I've started doing what I never thought I'd do -- take my husband and relationship for granted. And I think a lot of people do the same.

Grand Canyon Trails Lead To Google Maps

AP | Posted 01.31.2013 | Travel

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- Google is giving people a way to virtually hike the Grand Canyon. The search giant released images Thursday that...

Grand Canyon, Grand Bike Path

AP | Posted 01.28.2013 | Travel

FREDONIA, Ariz. -- A popular mountain biking trail that overlooks the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is being extended. The 18-mile Rainbow Rim trail ...

Grand Canyon Controversy Spotlighted By New Study

Posted 12.18.2012 | Science

By: Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer Published: 12/18/2012 03:20 PM EST on OurAmazingPlanet Could the origins of the Grand Canyon lie in ...

Why We Stand So Close To The Edge...

Rachel Dickinson | Posted 02.11.2013 | Travel
Rachel Dickinson

Most of the people at the point were oblivious to the drama below. They were too busy taking selfies with their iPhones and pictures of each other in front of the maw of the canyon as the sun started to set.

Skeptics Pounce On New Grand Canyon Study

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 11.30.2012 | Science

LOS ANGELES -- The awe-inspiring Grand Canyon was probably carved about 70 million years ago, much earlier than thought, a provocative new study sugge...

Poem: As Far As We Know

Hannah Stephenson | Posted 01.28.2013 | Arts
Hannah Stephenson

Image courtesy of Souther Salazar As Far As We Know The Earth is a swimming pool, but solid. The Grand Canyon wouldn't be the shallow end, or even ...

How This Teen On Vacation Pranked Her Mom (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.20.2012 | Teen

If there's one thing mothers are pretty much universally good at, it's worrying. Recently, one young Redditor played a prank on her protective mother ...

10 Year-End Travel Deals Worth Considering

George Hobica | Posted 01.14.2013 | Travel
George Hobica

The weekend after Thanksgiving marks the beginning of one of the best times for travel bargains.

Why The Window Seat Is Always Better

Peter Mandel | Posted 01.04.2013 | Travel
Peter Mandel

The airplane flights that do the grunt work of your trip, that allow you to get from place to place, are a sort of forgettable magic that, if you are like me, you do not record in your diary or photograph.

Google Street View Takes On The Grand Canyon

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 12.24.2012 | Travel

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Google and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a tr...

PHOTOS: Adventurous Travel Around The U.S.

G Adventures | Posted 12.19.2012 | Travel
G Adventures

There are vast patches of North America that are still left to be discovered, so gear up and prepare for an adrenaline rush.