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Rick Egan | Tribune file photo Bears Ears Buttes are located near Comb Ridge, a few miles from Bluff. The area is part of the ne Rick Egan | Tribune file photo Friends of Cedar Mesa Executive Director Josh Ewing checks out an ancient cliff dwelling in the n Rick Egan | Tribune file photo Ancient cliff dwellings in the newly designated Bears Ears National Monument, near Bluff, Utah, Rick Egan | Tribune file photo Painted handprints on a wall in the Bears Ears National Monument, near Bluff, Utah, on Thursday, Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo Lockhart Basin, seen south of the Colorado River, falls within the boundary of the propose Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo The Bears Ears, seen on the horizon, and its surrounding areas in southeastern Utah, are s Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo The Bears Ears, seen on the horizon, and its surrounding areas in southeastern Utah, are s Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo Bears Ears formation rises above White Canyon along US Highway 95 near Natural Bridges Nationa