Last year 2.5 million people visited Lake Powell and the adjoining Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
The beaches are part of the National Park Service Gateway National Recreation Area in New York and New Jersey.
As I walk into the outdoor recreation area, it's evident that virtually every possibility in combating the criminal mind has been considered.
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"In the Delaware Gap I think we have some of the best fall foliage, " says Kathleen Sandt, a park ranger in the national recreation area.
The same camp has several clocks in the recreation area, in case one stops working, so that detainees will know exactly when to start praying.
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Northern and Southern trees meet peacefully at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a National Park Service area that includes the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Officials at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona started a Graffiti Removal and Intervention Team, and this year are recruiting volunteers to scrub off graffiti with water and wire brushes, according to the Glen Canyon website.
Those tours were on a 1.5-mile section in a 2, 000-acre park called the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area, and the permits sold out in a matter of hours, denying large numbers of river lovers a legal chance to ply the waters.
Similarly, the elimination of Sandstone Dam on the Kettle River in Minnesota opened 30 miles for fish migration and revived recreation in the area.
Many people start their journey at the Uncommon Homestead, which has a sundeck, hot tub, library, greenhouse, recreation room and dining area.
The stylish development has a bit of a resort-like feel, with a pool area, outdoor barbecue grills and a sand volleyball court behind a spacious student recreation center with towering glass walls enclosing a fitness center, ping pong tables and a video game-playing area (on huge flat-screen TVs), among other amenities.
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The main economic activities of this area are agriculture, tourism, weekend recreation, and sustainable forestry and fishing.
Results from the tagging project will help the government decide whether a Marine Protected Area should be put in place to safeguard the sharks and balance environmental interests with industry and recreation.
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