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Thursday, April 15, 2021
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Snow this evening will transition to snow showers late. Low 27F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 100%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. Updated: April 15, 2021 @ 7:23 pm
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
Federal public lands officials are investigating after climbing bolts damaged an ancient petroglyph site near Moab, Utah.
The line of bolts was inserted into the middle of a large rock-art image left by Indigenous people more than 1,000 years ago, climber Darrin Reay told the Colorado Springs Gazette. He saw the bolts last week on the outcrop known as Sunshine Wall north of Arches National Park.
Reay said he was was “horrified and angry.” Reports of the damage online sparked a storm of outrage. The bolts have since been removed, but damage to the petroglyphs is forever, said Elizabeth Hora, archaeologist for the Utah State Historic Preservation Office.
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