Canyoneering in the News
CALLING IT QUITS: Retired Ranger Played the Part For the Rescue
BY CHRISTOPHER SMART, The Salt Lake Tribune, Wednesday January 3, 2001
Fair warning to backcountry adventurers in southern Utah: Larry Van
Slyke has retired. He is no longer available to rescue you from freezing
rivers, vertical cliff faces, deep slot canyons and snowy mountaintops.
The 56-year-old chief ranger at Canyonlands National Park in Moab
ended nearly 34 years of employment with the National Park Service on
Monday, leaving as one of the agency's most experienced ... More
Petroglyph Vandal Sentenced to 7 Months in Prison, Ordered to Pay Restitution
BY KEVIN CANTERA, The Salt Lake Tribune, Wednesday January 3, 2001
A Salt Lake City man will spend 7 months in federal prison for
scratching his name into a prehistoric petroglyph panel in Dinosaur
National Monument last summer.
Mejicanos-Mendoza, a Guatemalan native, faces a deportation hearing
when he is released from prison, according to federal prosecutors. ... More
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