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What would locals like visitors to know about Utah? Presenting relevant links in a somewhat random fashion:
Headlines
Stunning Instagram Hotspot Is Really a Drainage Ditch – Daily Beast
Rep. Chris Stewart reintroduces bill to create a controversial sixth Utah national park
Utah Wanted All the Tourists. Then It Got Them. @sundeenmark
Mighty 5 campaign brought an extra half-million visitors to parks; now Utah wants to steer them to other places
A southern Utah county that fought monument designations is now eager to make money off them
2017 Greyhound Gathering celebrates ‘Greyt’ and unconditional love
Utah Fights for its National Monuments
Op-ed: Time for Outdoor Retailers to leave Utah and its anti-recreation politics
Conservation groups slam Utah Public Lands Initiative
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-utah-zion-curtain-20161111-story.html
How Utah benefits from the national parks it neglects
Utah’s Red Cliffs area a wonderland for outdoors enthusiasts
SUWA Statement on the Designation of Bears Ears National Monument
Headlines: Irresponsible Tourism
‘Goblin’ topplers say they are receiving death threats
American hikers topple 200-million-year-old rock formation… and then celebrate
Brian Head
brianheadtown.utah.gov
brianhead.com
Wikipedia
Grand Staircase Escalante
https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/utah/grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument
https://www.outsideonline.com/2391192/grand-staircase-escalante-trump
Wonders stripped of protections
Outdoor Recreation Plan
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/utah-governor-unveils-outdoor-recreation-plan
http://utah.gov/governor/docs/OutdoorRecreationVision.pdf (PDF)
Open Education
uen.org/oer
Government
utah.gov
utah.gov/governor
Events
Tour of Utah
https://www.tourofutah.com
@TourofUtah
Facebook
Flickr
Zion
utah state history
Tourism Portals
utah.com – Facebook
twitter
@ZionNPS
@Visit_Moab_Utah
@USFWSBearRiver
@UtahDEQ
@UtahHikes
@GreenPartyofUT
Youtube
sltrib
Spotlight on Kanab
Population: 4,468
kanab.utah.gov
Kanab,_Utah
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g57030-Activities-Kanab_Utah.html
Peekaboo Oven-fired pizza
http://peekabookitchen.com – https://www.facebook.com/peekabookitchen
http://honeysmarketplace.com
https://www.facebook.com/Honeysfoods
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g57030-d185088-Reviews-Best_Friends_Animal_Sanctuary-Kanab_Utah.html
http://m.azdailysun.com/travel/local/center-of-it-all-kanab-offers-escape-as-a-small/article_8fc32947-6eb7-5352-8161-7813ecdc66aa.html
kanabguide.com
Parks
utah.com/nationalparks
utah.com/stateparks
http://stateparks.utah.gov/stateparks – @UtahStateParks
Timpanogos Cave National Monument sits high in the Wasatch Mountains.
Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, like the world-famous Delicate Arch, as well as many other unusual rock formations. In some areas, the forces of nature have exposed millions of years of geologic history. The extraordinary features of the park create a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms and textures that is unlike any other in the world.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge lies in northern Utah, where the Bear River flows into the northeast arm of the Great Salt Lake.
@USFWSBearRiver
Boulder
hellsbackbonegrill.com
Canyonlands
modernhiker.com
Also see: Indian Creek
http://bearsearscoalition.org/project/indian-creek
Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol_Reef_National_Park
@CapitolReefNPS
http://wanderingboulder.com
Dinosaur National Monument
http://www.denverpost.com/travel/ci_29009181/up-close-fossils-and-weather-at-dinosaur-national
http://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm
Fremont Indian State Park
Fremont Indian State Park
Fremont Indian State Park – Wikipedia
Golden Spike National Historic Site
Golden_Spike_National_Historic_Site
nps.gov/gosp
Pipe Spring National Monument
https://www.nps.gov/pisp/index.htm
https://www.nps.gov/pisp/learn/photosmultimedia/vc-and-museum-tour.htm
Wildlife Aware
wildawareutah.org
wildawareutah.org/utah-wildlife-information/cougars
Facebook
Dixie National Forest
fs.usda.gov/dixie – @usfsdnf
Kaysville, Fruit Heights
Kaysville, Fruit Heights boosters forming museum focused on cities’ history
https://www.fruitheightscity.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_Heights,_Utah
Animals
bestfriends.org
News
sltrib.com
kutv.com – watch – @kutv2news
Culture
bard.org
Indigenous peoples
uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=16251
http://indian.utah.gov/events/na_summit.html
http://indian.utah.gov/events/indigenous_day.html
utahpaiutes.org
neilsimonfestivalblog.wordpress.com
Museums
umnh.utah.edu
Bluff
bluffutah.org – Facebook
Bluff,_Utah
Friends of Bluff
Friends of Cedar Mesa
Southwest Heritage Foundation, Inc.
twinrocks.com
Brian Head
brianhead.com
Wikipedia
Cedar City
cedarcity.org
Wikipedia
bard.org
neilsimonfestivalblog.wordpress.com – @NeilSimonFestiv
Fisher Towers
http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/geosights/fishertowers.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Towers
La Verkin
laverkin.org
Logan
loganutah.org
usu.edu
Lucin
Sun_Tunnels
npr.org
Moab
discovermoab.com
@Visit_Moab_Utah
Challenges Facing Paradise – Tourism Leaders Shed Light on Issues & Questions Surrounding Moab, Utah
Hike Moab
bradshawfoundation.com/america/moab/index.php
https://www.doitlikeamoablocal.com
Moab Rock Climbers Facebook group
Milford City
milfordut.com
Mt. Carmel
zionnational-park.com/hist.htm
https://www.yelp.com/biz/thunderbird-restaurant-mt-carmel-2
Navajo Mountain (Naatsis’áán – Head of the Earth)
Navajo Nation does not permit ascents of Navajo Mountain. Be aware of this and realize that to attempt to climb this mountain is in their view, trespassing.
http://navajopeople.org/blog/navajo-mountain-head-of-the-earth
Navajo_Mountain,_Utah
Navajo_Mountain
Newspaper Rock
Wikipedia
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=3030
Ogden
Pliking 27 Challenge – One more reason to visit Utah!
ogdencity.com – @ogdencityutah – Facebook
standard.net – Facebook – YouTube – @standardex
Ogden Pliking Club tapping pent-up energy to keep the city’s trails clean
Your Town, Your Stories: Odessa Bush-Burton – @timvandenac
Park City
visitparkcity.com
parkcity.org
Wikipedia
Recapture Canyon
Wikipedia
Santa Clara
santaclaracityutah.com
Frei’s Fruit Stand – Facebook
Buzzword Bingo
Bryce – Hoodoos – Industry – Mormon – Paiute – Utah – Ute – Wasatch – Zion
Elsewhere on the Web
Utah Transit Authority – YouTube – @RideUTA
enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/utah
suwa.org
udottraffic.utah.gov
Wikipedia
Utah
Rocky Mountains
Mike Leavitt
Wasatch Front
Wasatch Range
Lake Bonneville
Parks
Cities
Planeta.com