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ST. GEORGE — A father and two sons scaled Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park to hang an American flag last Wednesday.
Joe Evermore told St. George News he has four boys: Sam Adventure, 10; Sylvan Lightyear, 8; Joey Danger, 5; and Blaise, 3 months old. Sylvan and Sam climbed with their father, spending two nights on the cliffside and working on the rigging team.
Evermore said displaying the flag was a response to upside-down flags placed in parks to protest the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal workforce.
"I just want my kids to love America and to contribute," Evermore said. "And there's some history of climbers bringing flags. That's something that has always been there. Like when people summit mountains — they bring flags."
