In early September, a 64-year-old North Carolina man named Amos Wayne Richards hiked into Utah’s Lower Blue John Canyon. As Richards descended to the canyon floor, he slipped and fell ten feet ...

My knuckles and shins bear fresh scrapes from the “warm-up” hike we’d taken the previous day through Blue John Canyon, a tangle of beautiful, challenging slots near Hanksville.

Aron Ralston set out for a carefree desert hike through Blue John Canyon in Utah when his arm was trapped by an 800-pound boulder. He was forced to make an unimaginable decision in order to ...

Reporting from Blue John Canyon, Utah — — Danny Boyle could barely be heard over the low-flying helicopter. “It’s like ‘Apocalypse Now,’” he yelled as he fastened his helmet and ...

“It was a blessing in a way,” says Aron Lee Ralston about the "incident" in Blue John Canyon six years ago, when he had to saw off his right hand to free himself from an 800-pound boulder.

Danny Boyle: The canyon itself was named after Butch Cassidy and Sundance’s chef, old Blue John. He makes a brief appearance in the film. The other connection was that music.

Stunning dissected canyon views from the Blue Bell Canyon vista at John Day National Monument in Oregon. John Krupin Special to the Herald It’s a three-hour drive from the Tri-Cities to the John ...

In early September, a 64-year-old North Carolina man named Amos Wayne Richards hiked into Utah’s Lower Blue John Canyon. As Richards descended to the canyon floor, he slipped and fell ten feet ...