State Route 211 traverses rolling desert shrubland in Southeast Utah, passing rust and buff-colored sandstone domes and the foothills of the Abajo Mountains before winding down into the Indian Creek valley.
In 2020, a new development joined the few structures peeking out from among the shrubs: several canvas tents on wooden platforms, a small wooden office building, a shared outdoor kitchen and a bathroom facility. Branded as Glamping Canyonlands, the modest resort is open seasonally to guests interested in exploring the area in comfort while staying remote and off-grid.
Owners Keshia and Erik Joot built much of the development themselves, and live on-site.
“The first thing we think about is the land…and of course, how the guest experience is,” Keshia Joot said.
But that experience is on the brink of some big changes and, the Joots fear, not for the better.
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