Outdoors

Forest Service crews work to reopen roads affected by fires in the Dark Canyon Wilderness Area

U.S. Forest Service fire crews are working diligently to reopen roads and trails affected by three fires in the Dark Canyon Wilderness Area of the Manti-La Sal National Forest before the bow hunting season begins this Saturday, August 17. As some crews continued monitoring and mopping up the...

Biggest Abajo Enduro to date draws almost 50 riders to Monticello

Almost 50 riders hit the Abajo Mountains over the weekend for the sixth annual Abajo Enduro. For the second straight year, the grueling event consisted of two days and three stages of racing, and was the biggest event to date. ROAM Industry owner and race organizer Dustin Randall reported that out...

The Peavine Canyon Fire and new Poison Canyon Fire continue to grow

A new fire joined the Peavine Canyon Fire burning west of Monticello and Blanding in the Dark Canyon Wilderness last week. The lightning-sparked Poison Canyon Fire has grown to almost 200 acres since it was discovered on July 26. According to U.S. Forest Service officials in the Manti-La Sal...

Nearly 240-acre fire is still burning west of Monticello

A fire sparked by a lightning strike 45 miles west of Monticello has grown from 15 acres to almost 240 acres since it was first spotted on July 16. The “Peavine Canyon Fire” in the Dark Canyon Wilderness of the Manti-La Sal National Forest became more active due to drying conditions, according to...

Second printing for 101 Visitor Guide

For the first time ever, a generous grant from San Juan County Visitor Services will enable a second printing of 101 Ways to Experience San Juan County. A new wave of the popular visitor guides will be available at local visitor centers, motels, restaurants and businesses in coming days. 101 Ways...

Glen Canyon Linear – Hunter-gatherer Rock Art and Split-Twig Figurines

As I walk the trail between cliff and river I search again for the face. It’s ten inches tall. The eyes and mouth are distinctly pecked, two antenna rise above the head. I almost walk past it and then I see it again, south-facing, looking out across space and time etched on sandstone 3,000 years...

Bluff Search and Rescue

A young visitor to San Juan County was grateful to see Search and Rescue crews on June 15 after falling ill while on a San Juan River trip. The crews responded to a campsite on the river just north of Mexican Hat. Eventually, Classic Air of Moab flew the patient to the hospital. Crews who...

Know before you go into backcountry

The backcountry in San Juan County is wild. Beautiful, untamed, unusual. Those searching for authentic experiences in nature tend to end up here. But sometimes, they end up being the ones who are searched for. Recent numbers show that more than 1,400 people are rescued by search and rescue teams in...

They Painted in the Canyons: Archaic Artists on the Colorado Plateau

Of the thousands of Native American rock art panels in the Southwest, none are older than Barrier Canyon pictographs found throughout the Colorado Plateau and concentrated along rivers, especially the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers. From tiny five-inch animal figures to stunning eight-...

Free fishing day is the perfect time for new anglers to get hooked

If you’d like to introduce someone to fishing or you’d like to give fishing a try but don’t have a fishing license, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) Free Fishing Day is the perfect opportunity. The annual event is this Saturday, June 8, and allows anyone to fish at any public waterbody...