GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Gov. Katie Hobbs toured the destruction left by a wildfire along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, on Saturday, surveying what she described as devastating damage.

The largest accessible cave in the world is hidden below the Guadalupe Mountains in New Mexico, near the Texas border, where you can witness geological wonders.

By now, the Santa Monica Mountains are no strangers to drama—fire, flood, urban encroachment, the occasional coyote celebrity. But this summer, the comeback story everyone should be watching is ...