Jeremy Christensen, 6, of Moab, Utah, watches as Kurtis Houston, of Grand Junction, Colo., attempts to climb the "Dump Bump," a challenging sandstone step above Moab, Utah, Friday, April 15, 2005. After a uranium mining bust in the early 1980s, Moab has r

Jeremy Christensen, 6, of Moab, Utah, watches as Kurtis Houston, of Grand Junction, Colo., attempts to climb the "Dump Bump," a challenging sandstone step above Moab, Utah, Friday, April 15, 2005. After a uranium mining bust in the early 1980s, Moab has reinvented itself as a recreation mecca, attracting conflicting groups of mountain bikers, off-road drivers, climbers, hikers and rafters. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)

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Jeremy Christensen, 6, of Moab, Utah, watches as Kurtis Houston, of Grand Junction, Colo., attempts to climb the "Dump Bump," a challenging sandstone step above Moab, Utah, Friday, April 15, 2005. After a uranium mining bust in the early 1980s, Moab has reinvented itself as a recreation mecca, attracting conflicting groups of mountain bikers, off-road drivers, climbers, hikers and rafters. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)