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Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Lockhart Basin, seen south of the Colorado River. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Bears Ears formation rises above White Canyon along US Highway 95 near Natural Bridges Natio Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Lockhart Basin, seen south of the Colorado River, falls within the boundary of the prop Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo An Anasazi tower ruin perches on the rim of a sandstone canyon in the Cedar Mesa area in San Ju Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Hiker finds some Spring solitude in one of dozens of sandstone canyons on Cedar Mesa in San Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Anasazi grinding rock under sandstone alcove in canyon along Elk Ridge west of Blanding in Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo A view across the forested high country of Elk Ridge with the Bears Ears formation in the dista Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Aspen leaves begin to turn color lying on the pine-needled forest in the high country of the Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Backpacker explores a narrow section of a side canyon in White Canyon in San Juan County. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Hiker decends into one of the dozens of sandstone canyons on Cedar Mesa in San Juan County. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Rainbow forms at the end of the day in Dark Canyon Wilderness in San Juan County. The area Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Bull elk in the high forested plateau country on the Bears Ears of San Juan County. The ar Brett Prettymann | The Salt Lake Tribune Photographer explores the high forested plateau country near the Bear's Ears in San Jua Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fossils embeded in rock in Dark Canyon Wilderness in San Juan County. The area is included Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Backpacker explores an Anasazi ruin under a sandstone alcove in a canyon on Cedar Mesa in S