Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell: The Sediment Problem Peter Winn In 1969, I took the tour though Glen Canyon Dam just before putting in on a Grand Canyon trip. One of the posters in the dam's visitor center explained that by holding back sediment carried by the Colorado River (Spanish for “red colored” river), … Continue reading Dammed if You Do, Dammed if You Don’t
Paw Prints: August 2022
https://youtube.com/shorts/s5JrVsR0OCk?feature=share The overflow in all regional rescue programs in the tristate area has required longer periods of foster care and many more requests for Dog food. Al Gerecke has been added to our foster group. He fed 4 dogs at sand island for two weeks but was unable to catch them. We were finally able … Continue reading Paw Prints: August 2022
July 1996: After All These Years… Boating the San Juan Before Glen Canyon Dam
Historical Fiction by Doug Ross Rafting the lower San Juan River in the early rubber boats, circa 1950. Note the old-style inflatable life-belts. All photographs courtesy of Doug Ross. Editor's. Note: This story was originally published by the Canyon Echo and the San Juan County Historical Commission in July 1996 as part of the ‘Life Along the … Continue reading July 1996: After All These Years… Boating the San Juan Before Glen Canyon Dam
Refraction Distraction, by Paul Martini
Desert Notes: When the Desert is Most Itself
It was hot. There’s no other way to say it. Just plain hot. Summer hot. Desert hot.
Flash-Bang Photography
Photo by Paul Martini
Paw Prints: July 2022
Photo by Dudley Beck Foster care of 27 dogs continued with the help of Diana Yazzie, Elise Dalton, Heather Jemmott, Priscilla Sagg, and Jana Simpson. BARC drove 162 miles to vaccinate 19 dogs and provide 308 pounds of dog food, along with 1 case of canned dog food. Calls for help continue from as far … Continue reading Paw Prints: July 2022
How’s the Weather?
Photos by Paul Martini
Martini Photo Blast!
"I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day" -Van Gogh
Hard choices for the Colorado River
By Mark Squillace and Quinn Harper The seven Colorado River states—Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming—face a daunting mid-August deadline. The federal government has asked them to come up with a plan to reduce their combined water usage from the Colorado River by up to 4 million acre-feet in 2023. That is … Continue reading Hard choices for the Colorado River
Canyon Echo 