The bulk of publicly-accessed areas of Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park near Kanab, Utah, are tracked by all-terrain vehicles. Southern Utah counties are rapidly claiming any track through public land as a highway under Revised Statute 2477, a provision o

The bulk of publicly-accessed areas of Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park near Kanab, Utah, are tracked by all-terrain vehicles. Southern Utah counties are rapidly claiming any track through public land as a highway under Revised Statute 2477, a provision of the 1866 Mining Law that allows highways on undesignated public land. ATV enthusiasts and other back-country road users stand to benefit from the claims. Environmentalists hope to stop the development for fear of losing pristine wilderness to possibly-destructive recreational vehicles. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)

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The bulk of publicly-accessed areas of Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park near Kanab, Utah, are tracked by all-terrain vehicles. Southern Utah counties are rapidly claiming any track through public land as a highway under Revised Statute 2477, a provision of the 1866 Mining Law that allows highways on undesignated public land. ATV enthusiasts and other back-country road users stand to benefit from the claims. Environmentalists hope to stop the development for fear of losing pristine wilderness to possibly-destructive recreational vehicles. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)