15 UTAH | Upper Bear River The waters of the Bear River and Bear Lake are the primary input for the Great Salt Lake, which is drying and shrinking at an alarming rate. Uplands are key habitat for big game and the largest, most contiguous intact sagebrush/sage-grouse habitat in Utah. Rip...
sieved soil horizons to help determine calcium carbonate in the soil. (Right) Chavez documents soil properties for each individual soil horizon. Credit BLM-Utah, Paria River District.
After we got into Utah, the sky turned overcast. It was dusk when we passed through Blanding, and dark when we went through Monticello. I was glad the GPS lady was there to tell us when to make the turn onto Highway 211; otherwise I might have missed it in the night....