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2. Norman Nevills - Wikipedia

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   Restrictions on travel caused by World War II ended Norm's Grand Canyon trips for the duration. Nevills stayed in Mexican Hat throughout the war, leading an occasional river trip, including some on the San Juan river and one on the Colorado through Cataract Canyon. In 1946, challenged by a Salt Lake City newspaper writer, Nevills went to Idaho ...

3. List of canyons and gorges in Utah - Wikipedia

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   Desolation Canyon: Carbon, Emery, Grand, Uintah Green River: East Canyon: Morgan, Summit East Canyon Creek: SR-65, SR-66, Jeremy Ranch Road Mormon Trail: East Canyon: San Juan East Canyon Wash: East Canyon Road Old Spanish Trail: Eccles Canyon: Carbon SR-264: Echo Canyon: Summit Echo Creek: I-80: Mormon Trail: Emigration Canyon: Salt Lake ...

4. San Juan Skyway Scenic and Historic Byway - Wikipedia

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   The byway forms a loop in southwestern Colorado traversing the heart of the San Juan Mountains. The San Juan Skyway reaches its zenith at Red Mountain Pass at elevation 11,018 feet (3,358 m). Mesa Verde National Park was one of the original UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Silverton Historic District and the Telluride Historic District are ...

5. San Juan National Forest - Wikipedia

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   The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres (2,935.7 sq mi, or 7,603.42 km²) in western Colorado. The forest occupies land in Archuleta , Conejos , Dolores , Hinsdale , La Plata , Mineral , Montezuma , Rio Grande , San Miguel and San Juan Counties. [ 1 ]

6. Lizard Head - Wikipedia

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   Lizard Head is a mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,119-foot (3,999 m) is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 6.8 miles (11.0 km) west by south (bearing 258°) of the town of Ophir, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San ...

7. National Forest Scenic Byway - Wikipedia

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   Forest Heritage Scenic Byway: 76.7 123.4 Consists of NC 215, US 276, and US 64 through Pisgah National Forest; also a NSB and NCSB: From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road: 0 0 Glade Top Trail: 0 0 Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway: 0 0 Also a NSB Great Divide Highway: 0 0 Guanella Pass Road: 0 0 Hells Canyon Scenic Byway: 0 0 Also a NSB ...

8. Dark Canyon Wilderness - Wikipedia

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   The last four miles (6.4 km) of the main canyon drop steeply through Glen Canyon National Recreation Area into Lake Powell. On December 28, 2016 President Barack Obama proclaimed the 1.35 million acre Bears Ears National Monument, that includes both the Dark Canyon Wilderness and the adjacent Dark Canyon Primitive Area.

9. History of the Grand Canyon area - Wikipedia

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   Although first afforded federal protection in 1893 as a forest reserve and later as a U.S. National Monument, the Grand Canyon did not achieve U.S. National Park status until 1919, three years after the creation of the National Park Service. Today, Grand Canyon National Park receives about five million visitors each year, a far cry from the ...