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Feds to open Utah’s national parks to ATVs; advocates fear damage, noise they may bring

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Mountain bikers near the end of their 75-mile trip as they make the steep climb on the Mineral Bottom Road after riding the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park in May 2013. Roads like Mineral Bottom and White Rim will be open to ATVs starting Nov. 1 under a National Park Service policy change that applies only to Utah parks.