UtahFire
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Gold Bar Rim and Behind the Rocks are part of the "America's Redrock Wilderness Act". If Gold Bar Rim trail is shut down, you can kiss Golden Spike goodbye.
See the following quote from SUWA's newletter:
BLM must consider a range of alternatives in its environmental review, including an alternative that would preclude Jeep Safari routes within areas in America's Redrock Wilderness Act including:
*Goldbar Rim, (the proposed route traverses a dramatic rim directly across the road from Arches National Park, which is one of the most outstanding and scenic hikes near Moab. Use of this route generates considerable conflict with non-motorized recreationists)
*Labyrinth Canyon and Duma Point (routes are proposed adjacent to the Green River, as well as in washes and mesas above the river)
*Dome Plateau (proposed routes are user-created and weave across mesas and through canyons north of Arches National Park)
* Behind the Rocks (the proposed route travels over a vegetated sand dune area that has been steadily denuded of plant life due to illegally pioneered routes during past JS events)
*Arch Canyon (on cultural resource-rich Cedar Mesa, this route involves 59 creek crossings during a one-way trip up the canyon)
*Nokai Dome (this proposed route cuts through canyons and over mesas in the proposed wilderness area adjacent to the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area).
See the following quote from SUWA's newletter:
BLM must consider a range of alternatives in its environmental review, including an alternative that would preclude Jeep Safari routes within areas in America's Redrock Wilderness Act including:
*Goldbar Rim, (the proposed route traverses a dramatic rim directly across the road from Arches National Park, which is one of the most outstanding and scenic hikes near Moab. Use of this route generates considerable conflict with non-motorized recreationists)
*Labyrinth Canyon and Duma Point (routes are proposed adjacent to the Green River, as well as in washes and mesas above the river)
*Dome Plateau (proposed routes are user-created and weave across mesas and through canyons north of Arches National Park)
* Behind the Rocks (the proposed route travels over a vegetated sand dune area that has been steadily denuded of plant life due to illegally pioneered routes during past JS events)
*Arch Canyon (on cultural resource-rich Cedar Mesa, this route involves 59 creek crossings during a one-way trip up the canyon)
*Nokai Dome (this proposed route cuts through canyons and over mesas in the proposed wilderness area adjacent to the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area).
