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Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah amid public lands revamp | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
UTAH Trump shrinks national monuments President Donald Trump on July 13 sharply reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing protections established by his Democratic predecessors on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in southern Utah have ancient cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and scenic…
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Squeezing through southern Utah’s slot canyons is an ideal fall adventure
ESCALANTE, Utah • There’s not a single cloud in the sky. I’m certain of this because my eyes are locked upward as I breathe in all of the expansiveness above while attempting to squeeze through a 10-inch sliver of red ochre–hued rock. For the past two hours, I’ve been hiking along a loop of three…