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Backpacking in Bears Ears
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Backpacking in Bears Ears

On the joys of finding solitude on the ever-crowded public lands

Jonathan P. Thompson
Apr 28, 2021
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The Bears Ears, obscured by clouds, following a much-needed, soaking rain. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

I suppose the reason I grabbed onto the small, obviously frail Mormon tea shrub as my lifeline-handhold to make the critical move up the steep, loose, snow-saturated slope is because I was a bit lost in thought, wondering if we’d accomplished one of th…

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