2023-09-04 10:33:00
Although the National Park Service (NPS) oversees Grand Canyon National Park, monuments such as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni are managed by other federal institutions such as the US Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Monuments tend to have fewer restrictions on their use (for example, hunting or logging is sometimes allowed), as well as fewer facilities for visitors.
Like many national monuments, Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni exudes pure nature. It has no restrooms or visitor center; access is mainly via dirt roads or rough trails; you will need a 4×4 to reach many sections of the park.
What it offers is solitude and peace amid the woods and prairies of northern Arizona. You will be able to contemplate the Grand Canyon without thousands of people fighting for the same space, walk along trails where your footprints will be the only ones in the place, and camp in remote places. In addition, you may come across wild animals such as moose, black bears, mule deer, birds, or bison.
That solitude is also important for the indigenous people. Tilousi says that when he visits the crowded South Rim, inside Grand Canyon National Park, he “finds it very difficult to find a place where he can quietly offer prayers and offerings.” He believes that will not be a problem in the lands away from the new monument.
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