A faction of mountain bikers has been constructing mountain bike trails in areas dedicated to hiking, Bureau of Land Management officials said during a recent Trail Mix meeting. The group’s action...
White Wash Sand Dunes to be closed for film project The White Wash Sand Dunes open off-highway-vehicle area will be closed for filming for approximately one week in late May or early June of 2010, officials with the Moab Area Travel Council and the...
DWR clarifies antlerless hunting permit regulations Hunters who have obtained an antlerless control elk permit for the San Juan elk unit in San Juan County should be aware that the permit is only valid for that portion of the unit, east of U.S. 19...
BLM seeks comments on non-motorized trail near Sand Flats The Bureau of Land Management, Moab field office has released an environmental assessment for public comment on a proposed bicycle and foot trail that would connect the power dam area with Sand Fl...
Moving monument…
The King World rock, once located on the hillside above the former King World Water Park, was moved this week from its original location to the Grand Center on 500 West. The cost for relocating the 26-ton rock was paid by Jennifer Spears, who now owns the former water park property, according to Moab Community Development Director David Olsen. The image on the rock was created in the early 20th century by Aharron Andeew, an outgoing character who lived in a rock shelter on the property at that time. Andeew’s artwork – a bas-relief sculpture of a man’s face in profile next to a horse’s head carved into the rock – has long been called The King of the World by local residents. An eccentric man, Andeew was cared for by residents of the Moab community until the 1930s, when he was committed to the Utah State Hospital, according to Olsen. Photo by Craig Bigler