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There was a discussion of this at the time it happened and I think you 
are correct. It has to do with competitive events. You can go ride it 
yourself with no problems. This is similar to running competitive events 
through wilderness areas. The Tevis does - but there is an exemption for 
the Tevis.

We backpacked the Grand Staircase-Escalante area when we lived in Denver 
in the 80's and it is a unique place. We were staying in Torrey, Utah, 
about 7 miles from the start of the OT in '96 for about two months. That 
part of world is absolutely breathtaking. We were keeping the horses 
right across the road from Capitol Reef NP and rode all through the 
"reefs" - amazing stark beauty.

You don't need an endurance ride to go ride it - just don't get lost ;-) .

Truman

Barbara McCrary wrote:
> I think, although not positive, the reason he stopped offering the 
> ride had to do with Pres. Clinton's designating the Grand 
> Staircase-Escalante as a National Monument, thus putting the area 
> off-limits to "competitive events." Would someone, perhaps Crockett 
> himself either confirm or refute this?
>
> Barbara

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“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a 
monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also 
into you.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil


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