Monday, December 19, 2016

Lost Rhodes Gold Mine: Evolving Myth, or The Real Deal?

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                    The gold-plated Angel Moroni statue, atop the Salt Lake LDS Temple. By Lynn Arave UTAH is full of myths and legen...

1904: A Plan to Raise the Great Salt Lake Level with Dikes

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           Taylor Arave stands next to landlocked buoy in 2008, in front of Fremont Island. By Lynn Arave "PLAN to raise Salt...

Some Roads in Arches National Park not fully paved until the 1990s.

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By Lynn Arave ARCHES National Park was a late bloomer, as far as paved road access goes. Dr. J.W. Williams and other Moab residents ...

Where the 'Delicate Arch' Name originated from; Plus, the Arch's Trail History

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By Lynn Arave WE take the Delicate Arch name for granted today. This is no ordinary arch. It has not only become the symbol for Arch...

Before Arches National Park -- A Vast Cattle Domain

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                               The Wolf Cabin in Arches National Park. By Lynn Arave LONG before Arches National Park came along, t...

From "Little Zion" to "Joseph's Glory" to "Mukuntuweap" and more -- Zion National Park

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By Lynn Arave ZION NATIONAL PARK -- THE name of the majestic gorge with sheer sandstone walls half-a-mile high seems to fit so wel...
Thursday, December 15, 2016

When a new name was sought for Bryce Canyon in the 1920s, like 'Utah National Park'

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         Bryce Canyon National Park could have been renamed "Utah National Park." By Lynn Arave BRYCE Canyon WASN'T a...