Tag: Pete Parry

A HISTORY: The Making of Canyonlands National Park, 1956-1978 (PART 2) …By Clyde L. Denis

Peter L. Parry, circa 1980, who succeeded Kerr as Canyonlands superintendent. — James Stiles

This article first appeared in the Utah Historical Quarterly, and is reprinted with the permission of the author. Click Here to Read Part 1… [Bates] Wilson had originally conceived a Canyonlands in which access would be substantially by jeep and…

Unsung Heroes of the Canyon Country #1: Pete Parry…by Jim Stiles

Pete Parry photo by Jim Stiles

PETE PARRY Pete quietly took on the D.O.E and the planned  Canyonlands Nuclear Repository… AND WON. When I was in my early 20s, the National Park Service hired me as a seasonal ranger at Arches National Park. I had virtually…