Encompassing 160 acres, Rainbow Bridge National Monument outside of Page, Ariz., is among the smallest areas managed by the National Park Service and is considered sacred by several regional ...

The announcement was made on Friday as Glen Canyon and Rainbow Bridge are experiencing critical fire conditions.

The traditional cultural property is made up of 85 acres within the 160-acre Rainbow Bridge National Monument, which President William Howard Taft established in 1910 to protect the arch as a ...

Five Native American tribes in the area consider it sacred. Two Native guides led an exploration party there in 1909, whose goal was to have it set aside as a national monument.

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah – Rainbow Bridge National Monument and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) announced Monday that the monument has been designated an International Dark Sky ...

Signs at Rainbow Bridge National Monument have been changed to insert the word "voluntarily" into a request that visitors respect American Indian beliefs and not walk under the arch. smith photo ...

Temporary fixes have kept the monument open, but officials say the trail needs to be built up and reinforced.It's scheduled to close from Jan. 5 to Feb. 15.Most people visit the monument by boat ...

That’s how Teddy Roosevelt arrived shortly before declaring Rainbow Bridge a national monument in 1910, and how Zane Grey got there as well, seeking inspiration from the setting he would use in ...

Contents Introduction : an American occidentalism : the archaeology of a space -- Send out a rainbow : making Rainbow Bridge a Navajo place -- "Discovering" Rainbow Bridge for modern America -- The ...

The isolation of the bridge in far southern Utah kept it secret from many outside the area. But its proclamation as a national monument 100 years ago this year opened it up to visitors to explore ...

Temporary fixes have kept the monument open, but officials say the trail needs to be built up and reinforced. It’s scheduled to close from Jan. 5 to Feb. 15.