![]() ![]() That’s the Bates that is described in the book - Not so much Bates the father or husband, although the Quintano refers to those problems briefly. ![]() We could count on him taking the time to visit and share more stories about the land. And his friendliness continued long after, at Professor Valley Ranch where we knew we could pull in any time and camp with our son. Of course he had known Dawn and her family for years and had done the same for them. He made me feel part of the Canyonlands family. That first time, he welcomed me into his home and invited me on what was to be my first jeep trip to the Needles. But maybe Bates wasn’t that complicated at all – one major point is that he was really always the same with everyone, from the rangers he supervised to the Secretary of the Interior – honest and straightforward, with the main goal of sharing the country that he loved.Ĭertainly, that’s the way he was for us – I was always amazed that he somehow had time for me, a greenhorn, meeting him in ’68, in the midst of preparing the new Canyonlands National Park for the public. Considering the source, it was natural to focus on Bates as the “Father of Canyonlands.” In that role, he had to deal with many people and accomplish many things. All in all Jen Jackson Quintano did a good job dealing with a complicated subject. But maybe Bates wasn’t that complicated at all – one major point is We’ve been waiting for this biography of our old friend Bates Wilson, since we knew it had been commissioned by the Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks: The Bates Wilson Legacy Fund. We’ve been waiting for this biography of our old friend Bates Wilson, since we knew it had been commissioned by the Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks: The Bates Wilson Legacy Fund. Having recently visited Canyonlands, Arches and Natural Bridges, this book was especially interesting for me and I was surprised to learn that Canyonlands was designated National Park status ahead of today's very popular Arches.more After years of struggle, the maverick, Wilson, won and the "Land in Between" became Canyonlands National Park in 1964 and he was named its first Superintendent, as well as retaining his previous Arches and Natural Bridges National Monuments assignments, a role that introduced further challenges.īates Wilson was a dedicated National Park employee with ideas ahead of his time. But, Wilson was looking at environmental safeguards in his promotional efforts for this virgin land. As the movement to save this land gained steam, initial political struggles involved oil, uranium, and other big business others were seeing commercial development with hotels, camping areas, gift shops, etc. As the movement Interesting read about Bates Wilson and his enthusiastic, sometimes unconventional, support for the "Land in Between," the land of canyons between Arches National Monument and Natural Bridges National Monument, in his role as Superintendent of both of those National Park units in the 1950s and early 1960s.Īs he promoted this undesignated land he was a friend to everyone and thoroughly enjoyed introducing them to this uncharted territory with his humor and his Dutch oven cooking. As he promoted this undesignated land he was a friend to everyone and thoroughly enjoyed introducing them to this uncharted territory with his humor and his Dutch oven cooking. Interesting read about Bates Wilson and his enthusiastic, sometimes unconventional, support for the "Land in Between," the land of canyons between Arches National Monument and Natural Bridges National Monument, in his role as Superintendent of both of those National Park units in the 1950s and early 1960s. ![]()
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