Lost Glen Canyon wonders reemerge as Lake Powell dries up

Side canyons are teeming with life after Utah’s largest lake drops 140 feet over two decades.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) La Gorce Arch in Glen Canyon on Monday, May 17, 2021.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) La Gorce Arch in Glen Canyon on Monday, May 17, 2021.

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