At about 8:40 am, he heard the whirring of a drone above his head, and out of the morning mist materialized the figure of Devon, a ranger from Arches National Park. When Dirks shared this episode of ...

An experienced hiker and backpacker recently got stuck in real-life quicksand in Arches National Park. Here's what happened.

Austin Dirks used a Garmin satellite device to reach emergency responders, who rescued him in a remote canyon in Arches ...

The adventure-film-like scene began on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 7, when 33-year-old Austin Dirks was on his second day of a 20-mile backpacking expedition in Arches National Park and became trapped ...

A seasoned hiker's worst nightmare became reality Sunday morning when he found himself trapped knee-deep in quicksand during a solo trek through Arches National Park. "Before this trip, I honestly ...

A hiker in Utah’s Arches National Park became trapped Sunday in something most people have seen only in old movies or TV shows — quicksand. The hiker, who was not injured, was trapped in the substance ...

Austin Dirks almost collapsed when he was finally pulled from the quicksand at Utah's Arches National Park A 33-year-old hiker was stuck for hours in quicksand at Utah's Arches National Park on Dec. 7 ...