The Grand Canyon is one of those things that you have to see in person to really get a feel for just how grand it really is.

John Wesley Powell A professor of geology at Illinois Wesleyan, John Wesley Powell had more than just a passing interest in the layers upon layers of rocks exposed by the Colorado River.

We’re on a cliff roughly 3,500 feet above the Colorado River at the tip of the Great Thumb Mesa, a spectacular formation that thrusts out from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon like the bow of ...

While most visitors admire the Grand Canyon from above, we took the rare path down—driving deep into the heart of the canyon all the way to the Colorado River. Remote roads, dramatic cliffs, and ...

It was our job to run the length of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and search out ... Left unchecked, it can form dense monocultures. It likes water and tends to grow close to the river, ...

Reservoirs along the river may never ... rafting through the Grand Canyon and using his own two feet to traverse the delta. In his career, McBride, who lives near Basalt, Colorado, has taken ...

Bill Hatcher More than four million people visit the Grand Canyon each year. Most don’t venture beyond the rim (above, the Little Colorado River as seen from Cape Solitude, one of the best ...

Kanab North Uranium Mine, located next to Kanab Creek, a tributary to the Colorado River on the North Rim of Grand Canyon. Photo Robin Silver. Because uranium mining is not consistently profitable, ...

Built in the late 1960s, this 500-foot steel suspension bridge spans the Colorado River, allowing hikers to move across the Grand Canyon while experiencing breathtaking views of the lower canyon.

The Wave may be one of the oldest and most familiar examples of land managers instituting a system to protect special places ...

You can also follow the Bright Angel Trail (on foot or by mule) from the Grand Canyon Village down into the canyon. This 12-mile round-trip trail offers close-up views of the Colorado River and ...

A variety of companies offer helicopter tours of the Grand Canyon, with many options departing from Grand Canyon National Park Airport (located in Tusayan) and most Las Vegas hotels. Read on to ...