To a desert dweller, the Boundary Waters are dizzying and blinding with a brilliance of light that I have not encountered ...

Despite its mighty national parks and several stunning state parks, Utah's main attraction may be its roads, more specifically, its scenic byways.

Slot canyon hiking blends beauty, problem-solving and risk. “It’s not just walking,” says Lura Snow, deputy operations manager for Wildland Trekking in Utah.

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If you want to start your trip down south, you can drive over 310 miles from Salt Lake to Springdale, Utah (where Zion National Park is located), which takes just under 4.5 hours on the fastest route, ...

A map of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Monica Humphries/Business Insider Beyond looking at how crowded parks are, Haraden suggests researching every park you plan to visit beforehand.

Two hikers tragically died earlier this week after falling from an overlook at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. But their cat, now named Mirage, survived.