Looking out on Greater Canyonlands from the tip of Hatch Point is one of the most grand and majestic views in southeastern Utah. Not allowing industrial drilling, mining, roads and processing facilities to forever scar this landscape for speculative, short-term corporate profits should be a no-brainer. But potash mining –...
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Into the Canyonlands: Happy Canyon
The lands to the west of Canyonlands National Park are some of the most beautiful and remote in southern Utah (easily equal to the lands inside the park), and Happy Canyon's wide redrock valleys are no exception. Unfortunately, Happy Canyon also has the distinction of being a part of the...
Read MoreInto the Canyonlands: White Canyon
Every year thousands of people visit the Natural Bridges National Monument to enjoy the solitude and beauty of the White Canyon complex. But the monument only covers about 7500 acres, leaving over 85,000 acres of the White Canyon proposed wilderness unprotected from threats such as tar sands development.
Read MoreInto the Canyonlands: Hatch Point
East of Canyonlands National Park, Hatch Point is best known for its majestic redrock cliffs and vast views of the Canyonlands basin. Lucky visitors can spot the pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, peregrine falcons, and other high desert wildlife that make the area their home.
Read MoreInto the Canyonlands: Indian Creek
The Indian Creek area, located on the east side of Canyonlands National Park, south of Moab, Utah, is famous for its dramatic and sheer Wingate Sandstone cliffs, and is an internationally-known and treasured rock climbing destination.
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