In 1998, when I was in fourth grade, I joined a class field trip to Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. But when we got to Cortez, the road was barricaded. Hours earlier, three men had stolen a water-tanker truck and killed a police officer before fleeing into the desert. In his book Dead Run, writer Dan Schultz makes the case that the criminals were inspired by Edward Abbey’s 1975 novel, The Monkey Wrench Gang.
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- Opinion: When Lake Powell reaches “dead pool,” tear down the Glen Canyon Dam
Back then, the idea of draining Lake Powell was fringe, attractive to anti-government extremists and radical environmentalists. Those who advocated a legal decommissioning of the Glen Canyon Dam, ...
09/30/2024 - 8:45 am | View Link - Dangling Rope Marina Not Returning At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Declining water levels at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area have prompted the National Park Service to decide the Dangling Rope Marina can no longer operate.
09/29/2024 - 9:06 pm | View Link - Dangling Rope Marina at Lake Powell will not open again as park plans for alternatives
The National Park Service explained Thursday that Dangling Rope Marina at Lake Powell is no longer sustainable due to declining water levels.
09/29/2024 - 3:33 am | View Link - Dangling Rope left without docks at Glen Canyon Recreation Area
In a media release concerning the closing of docks at Dangling Rope Marina at Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Superintendent Michelle Kerns addressed questions as to why the ...
09/28/2024 - 1:02 pm | View Link - Why Lake Powell’s Dangling Rope Marina permanently closed, and what’s coming next
Officials with the National Park Service answered questions Thursday about Dangling Rope Marina’s permanent closure and the future of mid-lake fueling stations at Lake Powell.
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