(Courtesy photo by BASE Jump Moab) Andy Lewis, a Moab-based BASE jumping guide, and a client leap into Mineral Canyon for a parachute ride at a site called the Fruit Bowl. The BLM is now seeking to ban "aerial" sports, including slacklining and climbing, throughout Mineral and neighboring Hell Roaring Canyon to protect sensitive wildlife.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.