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Cathedral in the Desert
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…
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Remembering Martin Litton
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…
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Water Education 101 – Grand Canyon Seeps and Springs
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…
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Celebrating Valentine Day with Stories of River Romance
The idea of starting a river rafting business was born in the hearts of Vicki Woodruff and Dave Mackay after they met on a Grand Canyon river trip in 1968.…
2013 High Flow Experiment Scheduled For November 11-16 in the Grand Canyon
The Department of the interior will conduct a high flow experimental release next week from Glen Canyon Dam. This is consistent with the High-Flow Protocol and is related to the…
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Fall Grand Canyon Rafting Project-Painting Side Tubes
After the Grand Canyon rafting season ends it is time to start preparing for next April. One of the projects that we undertake is the maintenance on our side tubes.…
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Anatomy of the Grand Canyon
Anatomy of the Grand Canyon by W. Kenneth Hamblin This book can be purchased at the CRATE BOOKSTORE for $300.00 - RARE & OUT OF PRINT If you have been…
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Kayaking the Grand Canyon
The first person to kayak the Grand Canyon was Alexander Zee Grant in 1941. There are photos of Grant's boat at http://www.gcrivermuseum.org/river-heritage/the-boats/escalante/ Currently the Grand Canyon Heritage Coalition is gathering…
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“The Cataract of Lodore” a poem by Robert Southey
When the First Powell Expedition reached the end of Brown's Park on the Green River they came to a deep canyon with swiftwater and rapids. It reminded Andy Hall of…
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There’s This River: Grand Canyon Boatman Stories
FEATURED BOOK OF THE WEEK: THERE’S THIS RIVER – Grand Canyon Boatman Stories edited by Christa Sadler $17.95 Boatmen always have a story to tell. You’ll hear many of them…
