A remote outpost in southern Utah that has served visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and motorists crossing the southern half of the state is closing temporarily on Monday due to the loss of a concessionaire, the National Park Service has announced.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah and northern Arizona covers 1.25 million acres, but fewer than 125,000 acres have been surveyed for archaeological sites using modern standards, according to the National Park Service.
Should a boat 20 feet in length be assessed the same annual fee for plying the waters of Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area as a boat approaching 100 feet in length? The National Park Service doesn't think so and is proposing a sliding fee scale based on the length of a boat and is seeking public comment on that proposal.
Two feral horses, a mare and a foal that had been stranded by rising waters on a Lake Powell beach in Navajo Canyon since early June, have been rescued by Glen Canyon National Recreation Area crews.
Spring runoff has raised Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area by nearly 10 feet since April 30, allowing the National Park Service to open the Bullfrog North Boat Ramp to houseboats and larger vessels.