High Country News

Congress thwarts effort to reduce Grand Canyon noise pollution

A last-minute provision in July’s transportation bill overrules Park Service recommendations for quieting the cacophony of sightseeing air traffic over the Grand Canyon.

by Emily Guerin, Jul 22, 2012
The Hayduke Trail: A Guide to the Backcountry Hiking Trail on the Colorado Plateau

In The Hayduke Trail, Joe Mitchell and Mike Coronella give you all the information – and motivation – you’ll need to set off on foot into the Canyon Country

by Staff, May 16, 2005
For the love of a river

In the anthology There’s This River, Christa Sadler gathers the stories of rambunctious river rafters on the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River

by Renee Guillory, Aug 21, 2006
On the wing again

In Condor: To the Brink and Back, science reporter John Nielsen surveys the life and times of "one giant bird."

by Jim Rossi, Apr 17, 2006
The puzzle of plate tectonics

In Grand Canyon: Solving Earth’s Grandest Puzzle, geologist James Lawrence Powell takes a look at the science behind the Grand Canyon, and the scientists who figured it out

by Ewen Callaway, May 15, 2006
River Town

Flagstaff, Ariz., may not really have its own river, but to many of its residents it is a true river town.

by Christa Sadler, Jun 26, 2011
The One-Eyed Squirrel of Ooh-Aah Point

Ol' One-Eye of Ooh-Aah Point leads a wildlife-loving trail-crew worker to act a bit out of character…

by Nathaniel Brodie, Jun 02, 2011
Finally, a burger with a taste of place

Next time you visit the Grand Canyon, stop in Flagstaff for a delicious Diablo burger made from locally raised organic beef.

by Gary Paul Nabham, Jun 22, 2009
Sci-fi conservation

Enviros create force-fields around national parks. Also: Recovery Act funds are coming to BLM lands in the Western states.

by Ray Ring , May 20, 2009
McCain: T.R. or W?

John McCain likes to compare himself to Teddy Roosevelt, but his conservation record is closer to that of a less-popular Republican: George W. Bush.

by John Dougherty, Aug 25, 2008