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Spencer Cox and Redge Johnson: Utah’s road efforts seek a balance between motorized and non-motorized recreation

All types of recreation have their place in Utah’s landscape, from backpacking in untrammeled wilderness like the High Uintas, to open ride OHV use in the Little Sahara Sand Dunes, and everything in between.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, far left, looks out over a vista as she tours the Gemini Bridges area in 2016. The Bureau of Land Management in October announced the closure of some off-road trails in the Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Area, and Utah Sen. Mike Lee has introduced legislation that would have Interior update such plans to keep routes open and improve accessibility for disabled users.