Jun 11, 2018
Trump Cut Wages for Outdoor Guides—and That's Fine
He reversed an Obama-era order that raised hourly pay to $10.10, but few in the guiding industry—including guides—are complaining
Grand Canyon
May 24, 2018
The First Licensed Native Guide in the Grand Canyon
Nikki Cooley and her sister want to get more Native people working in some of the the outdoor world's most coveted positions
May 24, 2018
Katie Lee, Our Lady of Glen Canyon
Before her death last November, Katie Lee spent half a century working to restore Glen Canyon, a lost place that was even more astounding than Grand Canyon
May 24, 2018
The Native Americans Who Call the Grand Canyon Home
Jason Nez studies something that's too often forgotten amid the awe-inspiring views and canyon walls: those who live there
May 24, 2018
The Grand Canyon's Hiking Pioneer
Harvey Butchart was hiking the canyon long before others thought to follow
May 24, 2018
The Rabblerousing Queen of Grand Canyon Rafting
Georgie White Clark was foul-mouthed, brusk, famously rude to customers—and a pioneer in Grand Canyon
May 24, 2018
300 Flights Through the Grand Canyon's Helicopter Alley
Every day, hundreds of helicopters pass through the lower canyon from the Hualapai Reservation. Is Grand Canyon West turning into “Las Vegas East” and ruining the park’s wilderness? Or is it saving a Native American tribe?
May 24, 2018
Why Runners Are Obsessed With the Grand Canyon R2R2R
One of the craziest speed records in ultrarunning takes athletes from the top of the canyon, down to the bottom, and then all the way back up again—twice.
May 24, 2018
How Navajo Activists Defeated the Grand Canyon Escalade
The meeting of the Little Colorado and Colorado is sacred to many Native American tribes. For years, a developer worked to build a 1.4-mile tram that would shuttle up to 10,000 daily visitors into the canyon. Activists in the Navajo Nation, however, were determined to defeat it.
May 24, 2018
Setting a Speed Record Through the Grand Canyon
Lava Falls is one of the most powerful rapids in the canyon and has long thwarted those trying to run it—especially those trying to make it down in record time.
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