Highway 178 through Kern River Canyon will remain closed until further notice as crews work to extinguish a 1,000-acre brush fire north of the Upper Richbar Picnic Area.

The Blyde Rondavel flat gecko, last seen in 1991, has been found again in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Two researchers from the Endangered Wildlife Trust were dropped into the remote Blyde River Canyon.

Researchers from the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) have located specimens of the elusive Blyde Rondavel flat gecko, a species first identified in 1991 in Mpumalanga Province's Blyde River Canyon ...

A gecko species not seen for over 30 years and feared extinct has been rediscovered in a remote South African canyon.. Researchers from the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) have located specimens ...

A Blyde Rondavel Flat Gecko, a type of lizard that previously hadn't been recorded since it was discovered in 1991, is photographed in the Blyde River Canyon in South Africa, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Forming the northern part of the Drakensberg escarpment in South Africa, the Blyde River Canyon consists of mostly red sandstone and lush subtropical foliage and runs for more than 16 miles.

'Living on the edge' takes on a whole new meaning in the small town of Graskop, perched on the edge of the escarpment in Mpumalanga. A four-hour drive east of Johannesburg, this area is renowned for ...

In the hills overlooking Graskop, Panorama Chalets & Ruskamp Hotel couldn't be more aptly named, boasting as it does ...

The Colorado River flowing through the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in 2022. Credit... John Locher/Associated Press. By Alexandra E. Petri. Published Sept. 9, 2024 Updated Sept. 11, 2024.

Grand Canyon National Park — A solo backpacker has been found dead near a rugged and remote trail along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, authorities in Arizona said Thursday.