| Description |
305 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. + 1 map (color ; 34 x 27 cm., folded to 9 x 5 cm.) |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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Folded map in pocket. |
| Summary |
Waterman takes an unprecedented journey down the Colorado River, paddling in his kayak and hiking on foot, all 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains to its Mexican delta. |
| Contents |
The grand ditch -- Moving water through mountains -- Onto a nonnavigable river -- Home waters -- Pandora's box -- Canyonlands -- Lake Foul or jewel of the Colorado? -- Of dads, lawns, and dams -- The Grand Canyon chub -- The lights of Las Vegas -- Major Powell versus rampant growth -- Birds and farms -- The Mexican delta. |
| Subject |
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Description and travel.
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Waterman, Jonathan -- Travel -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
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| ISBN |
9781426205057 hardback |
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1426205058 hardback |
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