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SWAT Obstacle Course Training
Candidates from law enforcement agencies across Utah take part in Salt Lake City Police Department’s SWAT School training exercise on an obstacle course in Draper, Utah, April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Candidates from law enforcement agencies across Utah take part in Salt Lake City Police Department’s SWAT School training exercise on an obstacle course in Draper, Utah, April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Candidates from law enforcement agencies across Utah take part in Salt Lake City Police Department’s SWAT School training exercise on an obstacle course in Draper, Utah, April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Candidates from law enforcement agencies across Utah take part in Salt Lake City Police Department’s SWAT School training exercise on an obstacle course in Draper, Utah, April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Candidates from law enforcement agencies across Utah take part in Salt Lake City Police Department’s SWAT School training exercise on an obstacle course in Draper, Utah, April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Candidates from law enforcement agencies across Utah take part in Salt Lake City Police Department’s SWAT School training exercise on an obstacle course in Draper, Utah, April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Candidates from law enforcement agencies across Utah take part in Salt Lake City Police Department’s SWAT School training exercise on an obstacle course in Draper, Utah, April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Wayne LaPierre – National Day of Resistance – Hunting Expo
Chris Harris, 13, carries an AR-15 rifle at a pro gun activist rally as part of the National Day of Resistance at the state Capitol in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre gives the keynote address at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Clint McQueen and his son Chance McQueen , 7, carry rifles at a pro gun activist rally as part of the National Day of Resistance at the state Capitol in Salt Lake CIty, Utah February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Gun and hunting enthusiasts boys look at mounted elk heads at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A video clip of U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer from New York is played as Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre gives the keynote address at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Chloe Ludlum, 4, left, and her sister Arianna Ludlum, 4, play with plastic toy guns at a pro gun activist rally as part of the National Day of Resistance at the state Capitol in Salt Lake CIty, Utah February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Armed activist attend a pro gun rally as part of the National Day of Resistance at the state Capitol in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Gun and hunting enthusiasts look at a mounted big horn sheep at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre gives the keynote address at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Gun and hunting enthusiast Shawn White holds at a rifle while looking at weapons and equipment at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Montana state Senator Ryan Zinke address a pro gun activist rally as part of the National Day of Resistance at the state Capitol in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Gun and hunting enthusiasts look at weapons and equipment at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake CIty, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
OIL BOOM – Williston, North Dakota- Bakken Formation
Roughneck Brian Waldner is covered in mud and oil while wrestling pipe on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
An oil drilling rig near homes and the Missouri River outside Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Oil industry worker Chris Skinner relaxes in his accommodations at a man camp outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Roughnecks wrestle pipe on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Residential developments being constructed in Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
An oil head pump operates near a vacant house outside Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A man camp for oil field workers outside Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Roughnecks wrestle pipe on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Oil industry workers, Matt Jensen, left, and Chris Skinner relax in their accommodations at a man camp outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Oil industry worker Bobby Freestone enjoys a day off at a man camp outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Roughneck Mike Wipf logs the drilling on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A trailer park for oil field workers outside Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Roughneck Brian Waldner is covered in mud and oil on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Residential developments being constructed in Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
An oil drilling rig outside Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Roughneck Brian Waldner breaks for a snack on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Doomsday Preppers – Preparing for the End of the World
Phil Burns demonstrates the air purifying SCape Mask at his home in American Fork, Utah, December 14, 2012. While most preppers discount the Mayan calendar prophecy many are preparing to be self-sufficient and for threats like nuclear war, natural disaster, famine and economic collapse. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
- Employees work on the construction of a bunker at Utah Shelter Systems in North Salt Lake, Utah, December 12, 2012. While most preppers discount the Mayan calendar prophecy many are preparing to be self-sufficient and for threats like nuclear war, natural disaster, famine and economic collapse. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Hugh Vail cuts firewood at his home in Bountiful, Utah, December 10, 2012. While most preppers discount the Mayan calendar prophecy many are preparing to be self-sufficient and for threats like nuclear war, natural disaster, famine and economic collapse. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Phil Burns, a firearms instructor, holds a handgun that he carries as part of his survival supplies at his home in American Fork, Utah, December 14, 2012. While most preppers discount the Mayan calendar prophecy many are preparing to be self-sufficient and for threats like nuclear war, natural disaster, famine and economic collapse. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Paul Seyfried, right, talks with staff members Troy Schiff, left, and Dave Cox, center, about a bunker they are constructing for client at Utah Shelter Systems in North Salt Lake, Utah, December 12, 2012. While most preppers discount the Mayan calendar prophecy many are preparing to be self-sufficient and for threats like nuclear war, natural disaster, famine and economic collapse. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Freeze dried meals and emergency food rations, which are a staple of preppers, fill the racks at Grandma's Country Foods in Sandy, Utah, December 10, 2012. While most preppers discount the Mayan calendar prophecy many are preparing to be self-sufficient and for threats like nuclear war, natural disaster, famine and economic collapse. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Sami Porenta, left, and Hugh Vail package emergency camp stoves at American Prepper Network's warehouse in Sandy, Utah, December 10, 2012. While most preppers discount the Mayan calendar prophecy many are preparing to be self-sufficient and for threats like nuclear war, natural disaster, famine and economic collapse. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Paul Seyfried walks past bunkers he is constructing for clients at Utah Shelter Systems in North Salt Lake, Utah, December 12, 2012. While most preppers discount the Mayan calendar prophecy many are preparing to be self-sufficient and for threats like nuclear war, natural disaster, famine and economic collapse. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Phil Burns inventories some of the gear in a backpack full of survival supplies at his home in American Fork, Utah, December 14, 2012. While most preppers discount the Mayan calendar prophecy many are preparing to be self-sufficient and for threats like nuclear war, natural disaster, famine and economic collapse. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
North Merna Wildfire
A firefighting helicopter fills a bucket of water in heavy smoke from the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A firefighting helicopter flies in heavy smoke from the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter drops water near a cabin in the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A firefighting jet airplane drops retardant on the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A cabin engulfed in smoke near the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Ranchers and hunters make their away from the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Venus Transit
The planet venus makes a transit as a person watches the sun set over the Great Salt Lake outside Salt Lake City, Utah, June 5, 2012. Venus last made a visible pass in front of the sun in 2004 but will not make another visible transit until 2117. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
The planet Venus transits in front of the sun outside Salt Lake City, Utah, June 5, 2012. Venus last made a visible pass in front of the sun in 2004 but will not make another visible transit until 2117. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Josh Romney and his wife Amanda Romney watch the planet Venus transits in front of the sun outside Salt Lake City, Utah, June 5, 2012. Venus last made a visible pass in front of the sun in 2004 but will not make another visible transit until 2117. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
People watch as the planet Venus transits in front of the sun outside Salt Lake City, Utah, June 5, 2012. Venus last made a visible pass in front of the sun in 2004 but will not make another visible transit until 2117. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming
A helicopter drops water on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. Over 800 firefighters are working 15 hour shifts battling the fire that has exceeded 56,000 acres. Record fire danger and long stretches of red flag warning days have made it challenging to control. The crews are working and sleeping in close proximity to the fire in an effort to contain it. The blaze started on June 24, and is burning in dead and thick stands of timber and is currently 15 contained. Recently firefighting crews from as far away as Alaska have arrived to fight it. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Alex Abols monitors fire on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Tyler Monroe monitors the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter flies near the on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighters work the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Alex Abols monitors fire on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Ryan Christian sits with his crew from Alaska before heading out to fight the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012 REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Trees smolder and burn on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Jason Curry watches a burnout operation on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter drops water as firefighter Brandon Hampton watches the fire on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A firefighter watches a burnout operation on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A firefighter works a burnout operation on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Flames consume trees on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Tim DeChristopher Sentencing
Environmental activist Chelsea Satre, left, and Julianne Waters sit in the middle of Main Street and block a light-rail train after Tim DeChristopher was sentenced at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist Mary Danzig sits with her daughter Kjersten Danzig, 9, as Mary blockades an entrance to the courthouse after Tim DeChristopher was sentenced at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher walks to the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher is surrounded by media as he arrives at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist hold signs in front of the courthouse as Tim DeChristopher was sentenced at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
An environmental activist holds song lyrics after being arrested for blocking Main Street after Tim DeChristopher was sentenced at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist Chelsea Satre is arrested after sitting in the middle of Main Street and blocking a light-rail train after Tim DeChristopher was sentenced at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist Joshua Kahn Russell uses a bullhorn in front of the courthouse as Tim DeChristopher was sentenced at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist Dan Chancellor wears a Bidder 70 hat across the street from the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist carry a puppet across the street from the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Salt Lake City Police chief Chris Burbank talks with environmental activist Joshua Kahn Russell about the activist group blocking Main Street after Tim DeChristopher was sentenced at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist block Main Street after Tim DeChristopher was sentenced at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Wallow Wildfire – Arizona/New Mexico
A heavy helicopter lifts off from Luna Lake on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico as a flare up erupts north of the lake June 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Smoke from the Wallow Wildfire obscures the sun at a road check point west of the Reserve, New Mexico June 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Wildland firefighters watch as a heavy helicopter gets water from Luna Lake on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico as a flare up erupts north of the lake June 13, 2011June 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Larry Whitmer, left, and his partner Rena Cook look at smoke approaching their home in Luna, New Mexico, June 12, 2011 as the Wallow Wildfire continues to burn. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Rena Cook tends to her sheep at her home in Luna, New Mexico, June 12, 2011 as the Wallow Wildfire continues to burn. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
With the smoke obscured sun setting, friends Cody Derrick, left, and Dalon Hulsey talk about the fire as the Wallow Wildfire continues to burn closer to Luna, New Mexico, June 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A firefighting truck passes a burned sign for the town of Alpine laying in the dirt outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico, June 12, 2011 as the Wallow Wildfire continues to burn. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighters from Montana and Colorado examine a map of the Wallow Wildfire perimeter in Luna, New Mexico, June 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Neil Fabian rest near smoke filled Highway 180 in Luna, New Mexico, June 10, 2011 as the Wallow Wildfire continues to burn. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighters travel on smoke filled Highway 180 in Luna, New Mexico, June 10, 2011 as the Wallow Wildfire continues to burn. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A heavy helicopter returns to Luna Lake after dropping water on a flair up north of the lake on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico June 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A National Guard vehicle travels on Highway 180 outside Luna, New Mexico as smoke rises from the Wallow Wildfire, June 9, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Heavy helicopter pilot Earl Watters of Erickson Air-Crane talks about his firefighting flight missions on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico June 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A wildland firefighter mops up a hot spot on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico June 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A wildland firefighter mops up a hot spot on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico June 14, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A cabin is surrounded by smoke from the Wallow Wildfire outside Luna, New Mexico, June 9, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Heavy helicopters fly to Luna Lake on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico as a flare up erupts north of the lake June 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Elk run into the woods on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico June 14, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A wildland firefighter cuts down a tree on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border, west of the town of Luna, New Mexico. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Wildland firefighters go over maps of the Wallow Wildfire as the sun sets in Luna, New Mexico June 14, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
The sun sets over a smoldering tree on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico June 14, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Heavy smoke blows through the trees on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico, June 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A heavy helicopter returns to Luna Lake after dropping water on a flair up north of the lake on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico June 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Elizabeth Smart – Brian David Mitchell Sentencing
Brian David Mitchell is escorted into the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Brian David Mitchell was arriving for his sentencing for the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Members of the media hold up signs in a window for others outside announcing the sentence for Brian David Mitchell at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Brian David Mitchell was sentenced to life in prison for the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Elizabeth Smart, right, and her father Ed Smart talk to the media in front of the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Smart's kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, was sentenced to life in prison. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Elizabeth Smart, left, and her father Ed Smart pose for a photo in front of the media in front of the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Smart's kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, was sentenced to life in prison. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Members of the media wait for Elizabeth Smart to exit the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Smart's kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, was sentenced to life in prison. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Elizabeth Smart talks to the media in front of the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Smart's kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, was sentenced to life in prison. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Elizabeth Smart, right, and her father Ed Smart leave the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Smart's kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, was sentenced to life in prison. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Tim DeChristopher Trial
Environmental activist Hillary Hase marches in downtown Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, left, and defense attorney Ron Yengich leave the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 on the opening day of his federal trial. DeChristopher is charged with bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for, costing angry oil men hundreds of thousands of dollars in higher bids for other parcels. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist march past the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
People watch a march of environmental activists from an apartment in Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Supporters of Tim DeChristopher yell and cheer for him as he arrives at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Tim DeChristopher arrived for the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Brian David Mitchell – Elizabeth Smart Trial
Elizabeth Smart, left, and her father, Ed Smart, arrive at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, in Salt Lake City. Opening statements started today in the case against Brian David Mitchell on charges related to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Brian David Mitchell is escorted into the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, in Salt Lake City. Opening statements started today in the case against Brian David Mitchell on charges related to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Elizabeth Smart, left, and her father, Ed Smart, arrive at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, in Salt Lake City. Opening statements started today in the case against Brian David Mitchell on charges related to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
The Smart family, from left, Elizabeth Smart, Mary Katherine Smart, Lois Smart and Ed Smart leave through the back of the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, in Salt Lake City. The case against Brian David Mitchell, on charges related to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002, was postponed by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Members of Brian David Mitchell's defense team, from left, Parker Douglas, Wendy Lewis and Audrey James arrive at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, in Salt Lake City. Jury selection began Monday for Mitchell’s trial in U.S. District Court on charges related to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Brian David Mitchell's former step-daughter Rebecca Woodridge talks about the jury selection process as she leaves the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, in Salt Lake City. Jury selection began Monday for Mitchell’s trial in U.S. District Court on charges related to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
2010 Utah Elections
Morgan Philpot supporters Kim Coleman, left, and Joni Crane react to poll results Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, in Salt Lake City. Morgan Philpot, Republican candidate for Congress in Utah's 2nd Congressional District announced he is not conceding the race to Democratic US Representative Jim Matheson. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Republican Mike Lee waves a United States constitution with his wife Sharon Lee at his side as he celebrates his victory over Democratic candidate Sam Granato for a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Ginger Bailey of Salt Lake City votes as her twin one-year-old sons, Austin Bailey, front, and Tristan Bailey, back, wait at a library Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Dave Mickelsen of Salt Lake City places an "I Voted" sticker on after voting at the Liberty Park Adventure Church Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Salt Lake City. Mickelsen said he has voted in every election in the last 40 years. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Utah Governor Gary Herbert votes Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at Orem Elementary in Orem, Utah. Governor Herbert is running for re-election against democratic candidate Peter Corroon. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Gay Rights Mormon Church Protest
Gay rights activists lay on the sidewalk near The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' temple Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Gay rights activist Thomas Hutchings of Salt Lake City sits on the sidewalk near The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' temple Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Gay rights activists Jaclyn Price, left, and Ashleigh Fisher, both from Salt Lake City, hug at a protest near The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' temple Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Gay rights activists Jasmine Clark, left, kisses her girlfriend Elan Matotek, both of Salt Lake City, as they sit on the sidewalk in front of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' church office building Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Gay rights activists Matt Upton, left, and Derek Meik, both of Salt Lake City, lay on the sidewalk near The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' temple Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
The Machine Gun Wildfire in Herriman, Utah.
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - The Machine Gun wildfire burns in the foothills of Herriman, Utah, Monday,September 20, 2010. Approximately 1,400 homes were evacuated ahead of the fire's path.
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Smoke drifts south then back to the north as the Machine Gun wildfire burns in Herriman, Utah, Monday,September 20, 2010. Approximately 1,400 homes were evacuated ahead of the fire's path.
Jane Brown, left, and her husband Lynn Brown take more clothing from their home as the Machine Gun wildfire continues to burn in Herriman, Utah, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. The 4,300 acre blaze destroyed three homes and forced the evacuation of 1,600 homes. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - A helicopter is used to drop water on the Machine Gun wildfire that burns in the foothills of Herriman, Utah, Monday,September 20, 2010. Approximately 1,400 homes were evacuated ahead of the fire's path.
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Horses stand next to a home destroyed by the Machine Gun wildfire on a private lane in the foothills of Herriman, Utah, Monday,September 20, 2010. Approximately 1,400 homes were evacuated ahead of the fire's path.
Jason Curry, public information officer with the Sanders Interagency Incident Management Team, walks past a home in Rose Canyon that escaped the flames of the Machine Gun wildfire in Herriman, Utah, Tuesday, September 21, 2010. The 3,500 acre blaze destroyed three homes and forced the evacuation of 1,600 homes. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
A helicopter drops water on the Machine Gun wildfire in Herriman, Utah, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. The 4,300 acre blaze destroyed three homes and forced the evacuation of 1,600 homes. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
A fire crew monitors a back-burn in Rose Canyon that was set to combat the Machine Gun wildfire in Herriman, Utah, Tuesday, September 21, 2010. The 3,500 acre blaze destroyed three homes and forced the evacuation of 1,600 homes. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Wild Horse Round Up
Wild horses run as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to herd horses into a coral during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to gather wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Wild horses run as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to gather wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Carey McClellan of the Bureau of Land Management stands with his horse Q Ball as he scans the ridges for wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Bureau of Land Management staff Carey McClellan, left, and Ben Noyes practice their roping during a slow in the action during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to herd horses into a coral during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Dusty Carpenter of the Bureau of Land Management guides a horse used to help gather wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Wild horses in a coral after they were gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Bureau of Land Management staff chase stragglers into a coral during a wild horse gather the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Ben Noyes of the Bureau of Land Management sorts wild horses after they were gathered in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Bureau of Land Management staff Carey McClellan, left, and Ben Noyes close a coral after horses are captured during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Wild horses look out from a coral after being gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Wild horses look down from a ridge towards the corals as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to herd horses into a coral during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Wild horses run as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Veterans with PTSD fly fish with Rivers for Recovery
Vietnam war veteran suffering from PTSD, Phillip Roseberry of Modesto, California talks about his experiences in the war after a day of fly fishing with Rivers of Recovery Friday, June 25, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. The Vietnam war veteran suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and is participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veterans from the Modesto, California area suffering from PTSD gather in a garage before a fly fishing trip on the Green River in Flaming Gorge with Rivers of Recovery Thursday, June 24, 2010 in Dutch John, Utah. The Vietnam war veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and are participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veterans with PTSD Phillip Roseberry, left, and Ron Tschantz, both of Modesto, California, cast their lines during a fly fishing trip with Rivers of Recovery Friday, June, 25, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. The Vietnam war veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and were participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veterans with PTSD Ron Tschantz, left, and Phillip Roseberry, right, both of Modesto, California, cast their lines with Dan Bolton of Old Moe Guide Service, center, during a fly fishing trip with Rivers of Recovery Friday, June, 25, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. The Vietnam war veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and were participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veterans with PTSD cast their lines during a fly fishing trip with Rivers of Recovery Friday, June, 25, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. The Vietnam war veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and were participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veterans with PTSD and Rivers of Recovery staff and volunteers gather to talk about the first day of fishing on the Green River in Flaming Gorge and their war experiences at Rivers of Recovery Friday, June 25, 2010 in Dutch John, Utah. The Vietnam war veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and are participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veterans with PTSD Doug Havers, left, and Ron Tschantz talk about the first day of fishing on the Green River in Flaming Gorge and their war experiences at Rivers of Recovery Friday, June 25, 2010 in Dutch John, Utah. The Vietnam war veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and are participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veteran with PTSD Ron Tschantz of Modesto, California talks about his war experiences at Rivers of Recovery Friday, June 25, 2010 in Dutch John, Utah. The Vietnam war veteran suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and was participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veteran with PTSD Phillip Roseberry of Modesto, California has a laugh at Rivers of Recovery Friday, June 25, 2010 in Dutch John, Utah after spending a day fly fishing on the Green River in Flaming Gorge. The Vietnam war veteran suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and was participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veteran with PTSD Phillip Roseberry of Modesto, California, left, is paddled down river by guide Dan Bolton of Old Moe Guide Service during a fly fishing trip with Rivers of Recovery Friday, June, 25, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. The Vietnam war veteran suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and was participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veteran suffering from PTSD Ron Tschantz of Modesto California, right, fly fishes with guide Dan Bolton of Old Moe Guide Service during a fly fishing trip with Rivers of Recovery Saturday, June 26, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. The Vietnam war veteran suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and is participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veterans with PTSD Phillip Roseberry, left, and Ron Tschantz, right, both of Modesto, California, float down the river with guide Dan Bolton of Old Moe Guide Service, center, during a fly fishing trip with Rivers of Recovery Friday, June, 25, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. The Vietnam war veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and were participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veteran suffering from PTSD, Phillip Roseberry of Modesto, California takes a moment to himself and looks over the river during a fly fishing trip with Rivers of Recovery Saturday, June 26, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. The Vietnam war veteran suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and is participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veteran with PTSD Phillip Roseberry of Modesto, California celebrates his rainbow trout catch during a fly fishing trip with Rivers of Recovery Friday, June, 25, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. The Vietnam war veteran suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and was participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veteran with PTSD, Bruce Gordo of Modesto, California flys a flag during a fly fishing trip with Rivers of Recovery Saturday, June 26, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. The Vietnam war veteran suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and is participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Vietnam war veteran with PTSD, Phillip Roseberry of Modesto, California, left, hugs Rivers of Recovery founder Dan Cook at the conclusion of a fly fishing trip with Rivers of Recovery Saturday, June 26, 2010 on the Green River in Flaming Gorge, Utah. Vietnam war veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder were participating in the fly fishing program offered by Rivers of Recovery which provides support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through outdoor-based therapy. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
The Execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner – The Vigil
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune- Family members and supporters cry during a candle light vigil at a gathering of Ronnie Lee Gardner supporters Thursday, June 17, 2010 across from the Utah State Prison in Draper. Ronnie Lee Gardner is scheduled to be executed by firing squad later in the evening. 6/17/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Ronnie Lee Gardner's daughter Brandie Gardner is comforted by friends and family during a candle light vigil just after midnight at a gathering of Ronnie Lee Gardner supporters Friday, June 18, 2010 across from the Utah State Prison in Draper. Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad. 6/17/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Barb Webb, the daughter of Nick Kirk who was shot by Ronnie Lee Gardner, left, talks with family friend Pam Todd, right, about her dad Thursday, June 17, 2010 across from the Utah State Prison in Draper. Ronnie Lee Gardner is scheduled to be executed by firing squad later in the evening. 6/17/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Kristin Powers, left, of Salt Lake City hold a sign that reads "Who would Jesus execute?!" as she talks with Randy Gardner Jr., Ronnie Lee Gardner's nephew during a candle light vigil at a gathering of Ronnie Lee Gardner supporters Thursday, June 17, 2010 across from the Utah State Prison in Draper. Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad. 6/17/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Barb Webb, the daughter of Nick Kirk who was shot by Ronnie Lee Gardner, left, talks with her daughter Mandi Hull, right, as they look to the sky as balloons are released by supporters of Ronnie Lee Gardner just after midnight Friday, June 18, 2010 across from the Utah State Prison in Draper. Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad. 6/18/10
Salt Lake City – Chevron Oil Spill- saving waterfowl and other birds
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Jenni Mowrey of Hogle Zoo holds a baby duck covered in oil as she prepares to wash it Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
im Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - An oil soaked goose is rinsed by Jill Cox, left, and Cindy Segneri Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Two oil soaked ducklings are cleaned by Trina Cysingley, left, and Kalyn McKenzie Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - An oil soaked goose is rinsed by Jill Cox, left, and Cindy Segneri Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - An oil soaked goose is washed by Cindy Segneri Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Dawn Neptune of Hogle Zoo dries a gosling Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
Haiti Adoptions
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Hollie Wardle of Bountiful holds her newly adopted Haitian daughter Gabrielle, 7, as she arrived at the Salt Lake International Airport after flying to Utah with Hollie's husband Jeremy Wardle, right, Saturday, January 23, 2010. The Wardles have been working on adopting Gabrielle for over two years, but after the earthquake struck the nation Jeremy traveled there to get her out.
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Chareyl Moyes of Wasatch International Adoptions kisses her adopted Haitian son Robby Moyes, 6, right, while holding the adopted son of a friend Andre Cox, 5, left, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at her home in Washington Terrace. Moyes is Haiti program manager for the adoption group and adopted Robby four years ago. 1/19/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Lori Rosenlof, left, and her husband Brent Rosenlof of Lehi look through a photo album with pictures of their soon to be adopted Haitian toddler Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at the home of Chareyl Moyes (cq) in Washington Terrace. Brent and Lori Rosenlof have been in the process of trying to adopt Nathan, who is now two-years-old and lives in a orphanage in Haiti, for two years and but after the earthquake struck Haiti they got word they are about to receive their adopted son . 1/19/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Lori Rosenlof of Lehi holds a photo from the orphanage in Haiti where she and her husband have trying to adopt a toddler from Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at the home of Chareyl Moyes (cq) in Washington Terrace. Brent and Lori Rosenlof have been in the process of trying to adopt Nathan, who is now two-years-old and lives in a orphanage in Haiti, for two years and but after the earthquake struck Haiti they got word they are about to receive their adopted son . 1/19/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Lori Rosenlof, left, and her husband Brent Rosenlof of Lehi Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at the home of Chareyl Moyes (cq) in Washington Terrace. Brent and Lori Rosenlof have been in the process of trying to adopt Nathan, who is now two-years-old and lives in a orphanage in Haiti, for two years and but after the earthquake struck Haiti they got word they are about to receive their adopted son. 1/19/10
The Utah Navajo Reservation
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Winifred Begaye in her one room home that does not have electricity or running water Monday, January 4 2010, in the Whiterocks Point area outside Bluff, Utah. Begaye never had running water or electricity while growing up. She hauls her water from a church about five miles away and cuts firewood from the shores of the nearby San Juan River. The State of Utah is expected to announce a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/4/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune The Whiterocks Point community Monday, January 4 2010 outside Bluff, Utah. The community was built with homes with running water and electricity in the 1980s with money from the Utah Navajo Trust. The State of Utah is expected to announce a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/4/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Clara Maryboy, 87, right, shows some of the beaded jewelry she makes to her granddaughter Nadia Armajo, 5, at her home in the the Whiterocks Point community Monday, January 4 2010 outside Bluff, Utah. The community was built with homes with running water and electricity in the 1980s with money from the Utah Navajo Trust. The State of Utah is expected to announce a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/4/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Cats sit on the roof of Clara Maryboy's home in the the Whiterocks Point community Monday, January 4 2010 outside Bluff, Utah. The community was built with homes with running water and electricity in the 1980s with money from the Utah Navajo Trust. The State of Utah is expected to announce a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/4/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune The sun rises over the sandstone cliffs of the Utah Navajo Indian Reservation Tuesday, January 5 2010 outside Bluff, Utah. The State of Utah is expected to announce a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/5/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Housing on the Utah Navajo Indian Reservation Tuesday, January 5 2010 in Aneth, Utah. The State of Utah announced a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/5/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Rancher and former San Juan County commissioner Mark Maryboy talks about how money from the Utah Navajo Trust may be invested into the community Monday, January 4 2010 while stopped in the Skull Valley area outside Bluff, Utah. Maryboy stressed the importance in investing in clean water and education, "education is the way out of poverty." The State of Utah is expected to announce a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/4/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune An oil well pumps on the Utah Navajo Indian Reservation Tuesday, January 5 2010 outside Aneth, Utah. Many residents are concerned pressurized pumping from the oils wells has contaminated several drinking water sources in the area. The State of Utah announced a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/5/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Chris Capitan (cq) gets drinking water from a well at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church Tuesday, January 5 2010 outside Bluff, Utah. Capitan hauls about 25 gallons once a week to his home in the Five Points area near Montezuma Creek because the drinking water is polluted with uranium and arsenic from near the near by oil wells and unfit for consumption. The State of Utah announced a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/5/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Chris Capitan (cq) gets drinking water from a well at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church Tuesday, January 5 2010 outside Bluff, Utah. Capitan hauls about 25 gallons once a week to his home in the Five Points area near Montezuma Creek because the drinking water is polluted with uranium and arsenic from near the near by oil wells and unfit for consumption. The State of Utah announced a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/5/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Winifred Begaye does a crossword puzzle by lamp light in her one room home that does not have electricity or running water Monday, January 4 2010, in the Whiterocks Point area outside Bluff, Utah. Begaye never had running water or electricity while growing up. She hauls her water from a church about five miles away and cuts firewood from the shores of the nearby San Juan River. The State of Utah is expected to announce a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/4/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Winifred Begaye does a crossword puzzle by lamp light in her one room home that does not have electricity or running water Monday, January 4 2010, in the Whiterocks Point area outside Bluff, Utah. Begaye never had running water or electricity while growing up. She hauls her water from a church about five miles away and cuts firewood from the shores of the nearby San Juan River. The State of Utah is expected to announce a settlement over a decades old lawsuit involving the Utah Navajo Trust. 1/4/10
Recession – Living in a Camper
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Ron Hofmann (cq) of Salt Lake City returns a cart after loading food into camper on his truck Wednesday, December 2 2009 at the Northwest Neighborhood Center Food Pantry in Salt Lake City. Hofmann, who is 64, was laid off six months ago from a medical equipment repair company after he was injured on the job. He has no health insurance and found himself living in camper on the side of the road with no heat about three months ago. He has had to use the food bank for about a month now. The new numbers are in and Utah has once again broken a for food stamp use. In these tough economic times, more people are looking for help with food. 12/2/09
Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster Anniversary
Sterling Miller of Huntington, center, talks to his children Brooke Keser, 10, Mason Miller, 13, second from left, and Shane Keser 13, right, about the friends he lost in the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at a memorial at the mine near Huntington. Thursday marks the two year anniversary of the disaster that ultimately claimed nine lives. Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune; 8/04/09
Fatal Logan Mudslide
Crews work to remove debris from a home that destroyed in a mudslide Saturday, July 11, 2009 on Canyon Road in Logan. Three people were killed in one home that was completely destroyed and several other homes received considerable damage. Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune; 7/11/09