Letter: An Alaska perspective on Utah public lands

I love Utah. But as a frequent visitor to this very unique and special piece of America, I’ve learned that not all Utahans are particularly fond of folks like me who support protection of our collectively owned public lands.This lesson was made perfectly clear by a couple of gentlemen in a Monticello restaurant who objected to the opinions, and indeed the very presence, of “folks who are not from around here.”This kind parochial disdain for outsiders is not unique. Some of my f