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Pa'rus Trail is one of the favorite places for bikes as well as strollers and wheelchairs. And it's dog-friendly which is rare in national parks.

Students in the 4th grade can get a free annual entry pass for their family to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.

Sept 14, 2015 southwest Utah received heavy rain. Zion National Park had flash floods including in a small canyon called Keyhole Canyon where seven died.

The team gets caught in an unexpected rain and snow storm in Zion but comes away with some amazing photos.

One of the top attractions in the state of Utah, the zoo's 42 acres feature natural hillsides, meandering tree-covered pathways, and a new African Savanna.

40-miles west of Zion National Park, enjoy an amphitheater with 1,500-foot red-rock cliffs. Hear the sounds of music echoing from the canyon walls.

This salty oasis is home to birds, bison and pronghorn. Explore on your own or take a tour.

Jeff travels throughout the world, to capture nature’s wonders and spectacular scenes. Here are tips for visitors hoping to capture some great photos.

Enjoy these photos of Zion that were entered in our Photo Contests sponsored by Tamron

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See the history and contribution that managed sport hunting provides to governments in the protection of wildlife resources.

The high cliffs of Zion were formed about four million years ago through a process where layers of rock were broken, pushed up and on their side

Just across the Nevada border in California is Death Valley National Park. Death Valley is hot, dry, and low altitude.

To keep the bighorn herds at a healthy density, bighorn are routinely captured, tested, tagged and then moved to other areas. This time by helicopter.

On November 20, 2014, from 11 am to 1 pm, visitors in Zion National Park heard several large booms and felt a vibration. It wasn't an earthquake.

Utah may have it's first naturally hatched condor chick. Biologists have not yet seen the chick but they have been observing the parents courting, and now the mother's feeding habits.

The walls of the Anasazi village were "home to ancient Puebloans, and since 450 A.D., Southern Paiute Indians. The tribes now ask for your help to protect the site from developers.

Over forty unique excursions that feature spectacular sights of the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Monument Valley, Page/Lake Powell, and unforgettable views of the Grand Canyon

A newlywed woman died after plunging about 2,000 feet after a base jumping attempt in Utah's rugged Zion National Park, authorities said Sunday, February 9, 2014.

Bursting with the natural icons of the Colorado Plateau including Monument Valley and the vast Canyonlands of Utah

When it comes to essential wilderness techniques, we'll show you how to do it right. The best part: There's no test. Until you encounter that rattlesnake, of course.

Dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and hyponatremia (low sodium blood level) can put a damper on a vacation, or even send you to the hospital.

Prevention of bites and stings is fairly straightforward -- know where you're sticking your hand or foot, and what might be hiding in a hole or sunning itself on a ledge.

Feeding wildlife is actually a form of animal cruelty. Being fed human food causes the wrong type of bacteria to become dominant in their stomachs.

Lizards and snakes flourish in Zion Canyon. Chances are, as you walk the many trails, you'll see one of the 16 species of lizards or 13 snake species.

Frogs, toads and even a salamander are to be found in Zion National Park, thanks to the Virgin River, streams in slot canyons and even monsoon rains.

With housing the most wildflower species in Utah, beauty is all around in Zion. There are well over 1,000 plant species and counting, said Walt Fertig.

The first Anglo-European settlers, Mormon pioneers, named the area Zion, which is ancient Hebrew for sanctuary or refuge.

Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales from Acadia to Zion -- The National Parks: America's Best Idea really does express one of our best ideas ever.

Great variability in the life-zones and sub-ecosystems can be found in Utah's deserts, foothills, canyons, cliff-tops and mountains.

Abbey's book evokes the stark beauty and grandeur of Utah's red-rock country. He champions the cause against "industrial tourism."

How to understand water and the West? A good starting point is Marc Reisner's "Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water"

The earliest evidence of humans in the Zion National Park area is about 10,000 BC, from ancient spear points found among the remains of woolly mammoths and other Ice Age species.

Southern Utah has long provided spectacular scenery for westerns, and just plain wild/weird scenery for science fiction or horror movies.

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Railroads have always been involved with the national park system in the United States, from the founding of the first national park, Yellowstone.

Choose the family- and pet-friendly Pa'rus Trail inside Zion, the challenging Gooseberry Mesa Trail for experienced mountain bikers, or the cool Navajo Lake.

Zion and the nearby area offer a wealth of climbing opportunities, both guided and unguided. The Narrows may be the birthplace of canyoneering.

Look to the sky at dusk and those small birds you see may actually be bats. You can distinguish bats from birds by their flight patterns.