"...a really good photograph will ask more than it answers."
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The Americans With Disabilities Act and Whitewater Therapy
"A trip though the Grand Canyon, or down any river, changes people's lives, but for people with disabilities the change is dramatic."
Desert Notes: Desert Dry
Somewhere north of Bluff, a small side canyon cuts into the cliffs, seeps and springs feeding a small stream that flows down from the canyon’s head. When I first arrived in this region, that shady narrow ravine...
Photo by Paul Martini
Paw Prints: May 2022
BARC supports foster care. That is all we do, now that "kennel" locations have been eliminated in the Town of Bluff. But foster support is huge and sorely needed. This month, we supported 9 different fosters, providing dry dog food &/or canned dog food for nursing moms. Through these efforts, we have helped rescue 18 … Continue reading Paw Prints: May 2022
The Colorado River Compact hasn’t aged well
The Colorado River Compact turns 100 this year, but any celebration is damped down by the drying-up of the big reservoirs it enabled. The Bureau of Reclamation’s “first-ever” shortage declaration on the river acknowledges officially what we’ve known for years: the Compact and all the measures augmenting it, collectively known as The Law of the River, have not prevented the river’s over-development.
Rock Tales
Stewart Aitchison Photo: Stewart Aitchison “The monuments are barrels or Navajo water baskets, and the springs found at their bases is proof. Rain God Mesa and Thunderbird Mesa are the homes of thunder and lightning. The entire Monument Valley is a symbolic hogan. Its fireplace is the butte near Goulding’s Trading Post and its door … Continue reading Rock Tales
The Cosmic Year, Sagittarius A* and Ancient Ice Ages
Peter Winn dives into the night sky.
Desert Notes: Lizard Intelligence
Photo by Robin Patten. Robin Patten I never thought much about lizard intelligence until the year I camped for several nights in a secluded spot in the Grand Canyon. A small lizard lived near my cooking area. She would appear at both breakfast and dinner, splaying across her rock the way lizards do, as if … Continue reading Desert Notes: Lizard Intelligence
Photo by Paul Martini
Paul Martini A cup of coffee in a shaky handWaking up in a foreign landTrying to act like I've got something plannedThat's my window on the world -John Hiatt
Canyon Echo 