Bears ear and Grand staircase are losing ground

kerrlakeRoo wrote:
Just saw on Fox News site that Trump has rolled back some of the lands that were converted in past years to National Park lands.
Supposedly Utah folks were asking for these lands to be reopened, and there were comments about increasing access.
From you folks out there that have been using these areas, and seen the effects of new designations, is there a benefit to this change?
Will new opportunities present themselves?

na·tion·al mon·u·ment
noun
plural noun: national monuments
a historic site or geographical area set aside by a national government and maintained for public use.

Not defined - mainly because IMHO it is Undefinable is "Public Use"

As is usually the case when politics and RVing mix, there are no real answers that make everyone/anyone Happy.

So I'd ask - Without looking at the Map/Googling, did you Know where these areas were?

Have you visited these areas? Before the National Monument status or after?

What Changed?

How much is too Much - how big is too Big?

After Trump shrinks Bears Ears, it will still be larger than Zion and Bryce combined

Historically the reason for the The Antiquities Act of 1906 was deemed necessary after two decades of looting, desecration, and destruction of Native American sites in the Southwest such as Chaco Canyon and Cliff Palace.

Just a few thought/Facts that will not make anything clearer - but will just add to the discussion.

I've been, many times over the years to Utah, through these areas, it is a truly Beautiful State, and I really can say there is no EASY solution. These areas, have changed little over the Years to the outsider like myself who drives through or visits for a short period of time. One of the things that has always amazed me in my travels are the areas that are still wild/untamed/unregulated - and while I honestly enjoy taking a ride into an area with limited regulations, I can foresee the time when some controls will be need to protect these areas from ourselves, from being - over explored - over loved - over used - but then again they can also be Over Regulated. No Easy Solution, No Correct answer, Nothing that can work for everyone.

And IMHO No Solution will satisfy everyone/anyone.


Hope this Post stays Civil - and that the discussion centers around solutions that focus on "Public Use" in the many and varied definitions/interpretations, as this needs to include not just RV'ers but Ranchers - Native Americans - and others who feel the need to have the Federal Government Own/Manage/Control, Private lands.


Keep the conversations Civil,

JMHO,