Aron Ralston had set out for a carefree desert hike through Blue John Canyon in Southeastern Utah when, with no warning, he had descended into hell. The young man's arm was trapped by an 800-pound ...

In the new film 127 Hours, actor James Franco plays Aron Ralston, the Colorado adventurer who was trapped by a boulder in Utah’s Blue John Canyon.

Add Utah's Desolation Canyon to the list, a seemingly depressing destination that actually offers one of the best wilderness adventure vacations for families.

The part of the Aron Ralston story that everyone knows – Ralston amputating half of his right arm to free himself from a boulder in Utah’s Blue John Canyon – is the most anticipated scene in “127 ...

A Moab company offering helicopter tours hopes to use parcels of state trust lands in eastern Wayne County to ferry customers near Utah’s Horseshoe Canyon. That proposal has sparked a debate ...

Taking shot in the slotSage Ebel, 11, of Eagle walks beneath a chockstone boulder wedged within the slot walls of Blue John Canyon on the Colorado Plateau in Utah. A similar boulder pinned the ...

The state of Utah will need to make multiple land deals to build a proposed gondola in Little Cottonwood Canyon. If built, the state-funded gondola would carry skiers to up the 8-mile canyon to ...

Next, it's time to visit the unique and spectacularly vibrant Bryce Canyon National Park. It's one of Utah's "Mighty Five" national parks, and has landscapes so remarkable they will make you feel like ...

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 ...

Twenty-seven-year-old Aron Ralston ( James Franco) is a mechanical engineer and thrill-seeker. He is in Utah’s Blue John Canyon when he falls down a narrow canyon, and his arm is pinned by a ...

Hiking his way through a 3-foot-wide section of Utah's Blue John Canyon, Aron Ralston had no warning before the giant boulder shifted onto him, pinning his right arm in a crack in the canyon wall.

Simon Beaufoy, screenwriter of '127 Hours’, tells how he captured the loneliness of Utah's Blue John Canyon, where Aron Ralston was trapped.