Nearly a year ago, when my friend Nina told me she’d scored a noncommercial permit to raft through the Grand Canyon, I had no idea how lucky she was – or how lucky I would be, after she invited me to ...

Spanning 277 miles and attaining a depth of over 6,000 feet, Arizona's Grand Canyon is one of the most mesmerizing places on planet Earth. Whether you gaze at its vastness on an unforgettable canyon ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The National Park Service has canceled a contract proposal to run commercial river trips in the Grand Canyon after backlash over higher franchise fees. About 19,000 people annually ...

Western River Expeditions has announced that bookings will be open for its 2024 Grand Canyon rafting vacations on November 29, 2022 at 6 p.m. MT. This is the annual opportunity to secure reservations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Merrill Images/Gety My first visit to the Grand Canyon last year was fairly typical. I rented a car, drove through the park’s main ...

In the spring of 2017, my two sons and I went on a 4-day, 3-night rafting trip down the Colorado River through the base of the Grand Canyon. A helicopter dropped us off deep in the canyon, and we rode ...

August 15, 1869: The red sandstone cliffs rose more than 2,000 feet on either side, shutting out the sun for most of the day, while before us the mighty river, lashed to a foam, rushed on with ...