The Royal Gorge's steep walls tower 1,250 feet above the Arkansas River. Photo courtesy of Terri Cook and Lon Abbott The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by ...

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For years, scientists were mystified by the origins of Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America. This massive natural wonder is a staggering ten miles wide and plunging more than 2,400 ...

The origin story of Hells Canyon, North America's deepest river gorge, has long been unclear to scientists. But new research estimates it formed about 2.1 million years ago when a dramatic flood event ...