When the San Juan River flows out of the San Juan Mountains in Southwestern Colorado, it contributes 15% of Lake Powell’s water. But there’s a problem: The river carries a hefty 55% of the sediment ...

On Thursday, the life of a natural stone arch came to an end, according to a press release from the National Park Service. “Double Arch” — also nicknamed the “Crescent Pool”, “Hole in the Roof” and, ...

They say you have to start somewhere. For many boaters floating the Colorado River in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, that jumping off point is a place: the Glen Canyon Reach. And for the ...

Activists says decommissioning Glen Canyon Dam will save water and restore a canyon. Are they right? In 1963, Glen Canyon was pronounced dead. Glen Canyon Dam had submerged its fabled grottoes, ...

Water may be rare in the desert, but it is also one of the most powerful forces affecting the landscape—sculpting natural bridges, shaping arches, and carving canyons. Glen Canyon National Recreation ...

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