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The following is an excerpt from my thesis written for the Environmental Humanities graduate program at the University of Utah, where I graduated in 2012. Finding Grandpa’s picture in that place was my first clue that he had been there before me. But at the time I floated within the walls of the drowned Cathedral […]
I recently returned from Thailand where we spent time exploring some of the National Parks. While there are many differences between the National Parks in Thailand compared to the United States, the experience found me reflecting on the positives and the negatives of the Parks in both places. While Thailand is only three fourths the […]
From the Green River to the Redwood Forest to the Grand Canyon, Martin Litton was unapologetically dedicated to the defense of wilderness in the American West. As a journalist and a boatman he was openly passionate and sometimes downright angry, critically weighing in on some of the region’s most contested environmental battles. Litton’s efforts achieved […]
On Thanksgiving Day, when it comes time to truly tally all that fills my world with joy, it is impossible not to include my life as a river guide. Though I’m grateful each time I look over my shoulder at a rapid safely navigated or emerge from a hike into a hidden side canyon oasis, […]
The snowpack in the mountains of Utah in June, 2011 were 420% of average. The guides at Colorado River and Trail Expeditions knew that they were about to witness the Colorado River in flood stages that nobody had seen in nearly 30 years. In fact, the boatmen that were running the river in 1983 and […]
The desert air darkened with thick clouds that moments before could not be seen through the walls of a canyon a mile deep. The August heat suddenly gone, shifting as fast as the moods of the people as fast as blackened pillows blocking the sun. In what normally is a peaceful part of the canyon […]
Order this book from the our River Journeys Store! Larry Stevens recently released his updated guide to The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The guide is in full color and includes a map of the river similar to the Belknap River Guide. River miles in the book correspond to the most recent USGS-GCMRC measurements. […]
William Wallace Bass moved to the Grand Canyon in 1883. He moved from the East for health reasons and rumors of Gold brought him into the Grand Canyon. When the rumors turned out to be false he turned to the tourist industry. He set up a camp at Havasupai Point on the rim of the Grand […]
Did you ever stop to think, really think, about the relationship of people to water? In the beginnings of human history, people searched for water and migrated to it. They probably respected seeps and springs as sacred places, because they were life-giving and life-saving. Once we learned to harness water and bring it to us, […]
River Flow is an important things to know before going on a river trip. In 2014 the Grand Canyon has seen some relatively low flows. April and May had fluctuations between 5,500 cfs and 11,000 cfs, with the weekends, especially Sunday releases being much lower. This is because the river is regulated by Glen Canyon […]