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Few public works projects in the Western states are as controversial as the Glen Canyon Dam. Completed in 1966, the massive concrete structure erected on the Colorado River by the Bureau of Reclamation holds back Lake Powell, one of the largest …
Continue Reading about Glen Canyon Dam Management Proposal Out For Public Comment
Weather forecasters have been calling for a wetter-than-usual winter this year, courtesy of warming waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. This phenomenon, popularly called El Niño, has historically translated into higher precipitation amounts in …
Though I never had the honor of meeting the man, I knew the legendary Martin Litton by association through my many friends in the Grand Canyon river running and conservation communities. Few individuals are held in higher regard by these groups than …
Lake Powell is famous for its soaring rock formations, spectacular vistas and houseboat vacations unlike anywhere else in the world. And few know Lake Powell and Glen Canyon and environs as intimately as renowned southwest photographer and author …
An extraordinarily beautiful river canyon lay where today’s Lake Powell shimmers. There was nothing else like it on earth with its isolation, twisting and mysterious side canyons, Indian ruins, and gentle, idyllic landforms. But, in the mid-1950s, …
