Southern Utah’s Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks are spectacular, dazzling, stunning… I quickly ran out of adjectives ...

Environmental essayist Edward Abbey posited some prescient thoughts about the fate of Arches, where he was a ranger in the ...

The Painted Desert in northern Arizona is a mesmerizing landscape of vibrant badlands stretching across the Colorado Plateau.

One of the most popular things visitors like to do in Arches National Park in Utah is to go rock climbing. However, there is one major rule you need to follow.

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From trees that resemble monsters, to colorful sinkholes, towering rock formations and waterfalls of molten lava, these are some of the most unusual and fascinating landscapes in the world.

Death Valley is the hottest, driest and lowest national park in the US – and arguably the most visually arresting.

Words by Holly Bodeker-Smith· 14 Apr 2025 You don’t have to dig deep to spot sandstone, one of civilisation’s oldest building materials. The sturdy, fine-grained rock is abundant in built and natural ...

Udry points out Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar system. The Mars Perseverance rover is collecting a variety of rocks, including sedimentary rocks that can tell us about surface ...

causing the rocks to crumble as they smashed into the cliff face. At one point, one of the men stumbles a bit but remains committed to the act, pushing a layer of rust-colored sandstone off of ...