Secretary Ryan Zinke personally touring Escalante Grand Staircase today - with photos

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Foot, car and air tour of the Grand Staircase monument today. Sweeping expanse.

 

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Alan is our resident paleontologist at @BLMUtah. Maybe I should get one of these guys for my office.

 

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Took a look at the coal seam at Grand Staircase outside Big Water. Listening and learning.

 

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Thousands of years ago, lightning struck exposed coal. Today the fire burns hundreds of feet underground. #geology is pretty cool, kids.

 

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Great to have the talented team of @BLMUtah join us on the bluff today to talk about paleontology and the GSENM site.

 

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Checked in with the team at the local Kanab @BLMUtah office.

 

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Had breakfast w/ ranchers & county commissioners this morning. There's more than 2 sides to the issue of monuments. I'm looking for them all

 

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Horseshoes on the ground today to see Bears Ears from a different perspective. A little rain, sleet, hail & washed out roads didn't stop us

 

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So we got the press corps a little wet this morning at the Dugout Ranch. Great to have them join us with the Nature Conservancy.

 

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You know those Blackhawks over Lake Powell the other day???

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Haven't been in a Blackhawk in a while. Thanks for the ride @UTNationalGuard #GreatView #Hooah

 

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Incredible historic artifacts.

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Going down to check out the Kiva. Incredible historic preservation here at the Edge of the Cedar State Park Museum in Blanding.

 

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Talking with locals in San Juan County about their opinions on Bears Ears. There's more than two sides.

 

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Thank you @SecretaryZinke for giving SJC residents your time. We appreciate it. #RescindBearsEars

 

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Happy to speak with folks who represent all sides of the issue here at Bears Ears

 

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On the ground at Bears Ears. Keeping the public informed during the process is a top priority.

 

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I'd dare say that Secretary Zinke spent more time in one trip in the Grand Staircase National Monument and Bears Ears National Monument than Bill Clinton and Barack Obama who created the monuments did in their entire lives combined. That's nice.

 

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Thanks for the ride today guys @UTNationalGuard #Hooah

 

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Touching down. The only way to truly learn about and understand a place is with boots on the ground.

 

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Is it just my eyes or does the first picture I posted look like Rainbow Bridge?