Arches National Park News

Is the scenery in a national park more important to your visit than the comfort of your lodging? NPT file photo of Arches National Park.

A vast collection of broken dinosaur bones unearthed in southeast Utah indicates they were smashed underfoot by other dinosaurs shortly after they died, according to paleontologists.

Sunset in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah. I enjoyed this puzzle so much, I didn't want it to end.

The Pacific Midwest is often thought of as the premier region for hiking and outdoor activity in the United States, but Utah is quickly becoming the most underrated outdoor state in the nation.

This is the second in a series of How-to articles about photographing the most iconic landscapes in southern Utah.

Looking for a change of address? Looking for a way to connect to the colorful characters who have passed through Utah? Looking for a place for inspiration to write that best seller you've never quite gotten around to? You are in luck.

U.S. geologists say they've unearthed 4,200 dinosaur bones near Moab, Utah, and have so far identified 67 individual dinosaurs from the remains.

Paleontologists say analysis of a vast collection of broken dinosaur bones unearthed in southeast Utah indicates they were trampled by other dinosaurs shortly after they died.

Which national park is your favorite? Tim Worden YORBA LINDA, CALIF. It's like your children--you'd be a bad parent if you had favorites.

Ken Burns 's new opus for public television, a six-night history of America's national parks, contains quite a bit of contemporary footage - more than we're accustomed to from the maker of "The Civil War" and "Jazz." Along with the usual archival photographs and blurry home movies, there are frequent high-definition color views of the majestic ...

A television spectacular launches today: filmmaker Ken Burns' documentary on the nation's national parks.

Arches National Park in Utah is among the places featured in a oeThe National Parks: Americaa s Best Idea,a a six-part, 12-hour film by Ken Burns on the history of Americaa s national parks and the people who were willing to devote themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved.

"Deadman's Curve" posed a severe challenge for sports cars racers competing in hill climb races that took place after the old Moab highway was closed in the early 1960s.

Photo by The U.S. National Archives via Creative Commons. Most of us go out of our way to avoid a "fiery furnace" situation, but many visitors to Arches National Park are the exception.

Arches National Park rises out of the vast Utah desert almost without warning. Comprising 120 square miles of red sandstone cliffs, spires and canyons, the park feels like the ruins of an ancient city.

The spires, rock formations and sandstone arches of Arches National Park create dramatic shadows as sunset approaches.

From now until the end of October, Arches will be accepting online reservations for the popular Fiery Furnace tour.

Utah's Arches National Park will be one of 56 national sites featured by the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

Crossing the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park on a bike provides some incredible perspectives, such as this one from along the Garden Wall.

Old Fearless, The Jackson Sun's reluctant football prognosticator, is back and more belligerent than ever.