Some more thoughts on the bears ears woman...now she is staking mining claims around bears ears.
https://medium.com/@groatnotes/instagram-celebrity-should-drop-her-mining-claim-in-bears-ears-ed7fae386bf7
https://www.rei.com/blog/news/staking-a-claim-for-public-lands
oh that road is AWFUL. one of the worst ! for sure have 4x4 high clearance, a shovel, extra water, and a rock bar would be nice , don't go after it rains !
I guess maybe most of the hikes are available online ! I heard through the grapevine that the publisher refused the local non profit group "Friends of Cedar Mesa" to see a draft copy to check for errors (or sensitive archaeological sites) . I don't want to buy the book either, but I AM curious !
Ah yes, I agree and I do tell folks that its just fine the way it is/was, with it's dirt roads, permits needed for the gulch and moon house. Sadly, been looted....yes its in the press so much, the poster child for this monument movement... So very complicated in more ways than one !
My letter to the editor :
To whom it may concern:
I came across the recent Men’s Journal article, “Meet the Woman Who Knows Bears Ears Best” which highlighted Morgan Sjogren and her recent upcoming guidebook The Best Bears Ears National Monument Hikes, being published by Mountaineers Books with...