(CNN) — At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are narrow slivers of magic: ...

If you want a rugged and epic experience, head to Buckskin Gulch in southern Utah. It’s over 16 miles long and carved deep into sandstone. This canyon tests you with pools, rock scrambles, and tight ...

In the spring, summer and fall, travelers flock to Utah’s Canyon Country for the rich red canyons, arches and bulbous rock formations found in the area’s two national parks, national monuments, state ...

Buckskin Gulch, Arizona and Utah A contributor on Tripadvisor was blown away by the Buckskin Gulch hike. "We'd seen videos, photos, read descriptions, but, as you know, Nature dwarfs all attempts to ...

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“Every turn reveals something new.” Orientation and options in Buckskin Gulch About an hour’s drive east of Kanab, Utah, Buckskin Gulch — believed by many to be the longest and deepest slot canyon in ...