(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Recapture Canyon, just north of Blanding, seems remarkably peaceful. But years of fighting over federal protection versus motorized access in this juniper-filled canyon inhabited by Anasazi more than 800 years ago, has made it a virtual battleground.
Zak is the southeast Utah reporter for The Tribune. He has been writing from Bluff, Utah, since 2015 and is the author of Confluence: Navigating the Personal & Political On Rivers of the New West. His second book, which will cover the decline of Lake Powell, is forthcoming from Torrey House Press in 2024.