I was deeply saddened reading about the plans for a resort on the back side of the Wasatch Range.
When I was a teen (back in the 1970s), one of the great treks was to backpack out of Layton, past Adam’s Cabin, up to the summit, back down into Morgan valley, and then across to Weber Canyon (to be picked up at the rest area.) Three days and two nights of adventure in pristine wilderness. Now it will be fenced, restricted, and “civilized” for the mega-rich.
Admittedly, few of us humans did that trek. But this area is also home to deer, mountain lion, rabbit and so much more. They will be evicted from their homes. Too often, we Utahns throw money and bulldozers at our natural gifts. We need to stop doing this. I don’t see us stopping at all.
Richard Evans, Midvale
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