including Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, in recent years. “Utah is taking its anti-federal-oversight mindset on public lands to the Colorado River ...

Reaching this remote and rugged monument is a commitment. The payoff: one of the most unforgettable desert landscapes off the beaten park. This is one remote and rugged spot even by out-there Utah ...

Still, it and the Escalante-Paria basin's total ... (Photo: Colorado River Basin Forecast Center) About 95% of Utah's water supply comes from the snowpack collection and spring snowmelt process.

Parked on the edge of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument—on a Utah national parks road trip—we've arrived in our personal oasis. The van’s cool air, a stark contrast to the bone dry ...