Below are two photographs of the eastern entrance of Capitol Reef National Park, one taken before the routine road improvement by Garfield County on the Boulder-to-Bullfrog Road, an RS 2477 right-of-way belonging to the county, and one taken afterwards.

Can you tell which is which?

(Here is a hint. As the Clinton Administration alleges in its suit, the county's work damaged the park because it "completely transformed the gateway to the National Park" by "removing half of the hillside that framed its entrance." If that is not enough of a clue to help you pick which photo is which, a sure giveaway is seeing, as the Administration also alleges in its suit, that the county's work "has impaired the National Park and degraded its wilderness value in derogation of Park values.")

If you are still not sure which photo is which (and if you aren't, don't feel bad, most people cannot see the "damage") here is the answer , with a few additional observations.

Photo A

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