Describes the river, including ruins, small wildlife, and the experiences of early travelers

Over the course of thirteen long days, twelve assorted passengers, three rafting guides and one stray dog will navigate the rapids of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon together. From their early-morning rise on the shore of the river to the adrenaline rush of paddling through Lava Falls, they will soon come to know each other more intimately than they could have expected. Tempers will flare and decisions will be second-guessed . . . and ultimately all of them, from an unhappy teenager to an aging river guide, will realize that sometimes the most daunting adventures have nothing to do with white-water rapids, and everything to do with reconfiguring the rocky canyons of the heart.

Reproduction of the original: The Grand Canyon of Arizona: How to See it by George Wharton James

As he struck out down the canyon with his rifle, revolver, and possibles bag, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. The canyon walls were the same, The sagebrush was the same, And The eagle floating on the air current above the canyon was the same. Then it hit him; the wagon trail wasn't worn deep into the canyon floor. Daniel Strong, a fifty-one-year-old man of the twentieth century, Is catapulted back in time To The early settler days of the 1840s, An era when trails were haunted by outlaws and wild animals, blizzards threatened those traveling afoot and in wagon trains, and tales of gold and silver spurred the poor and downtrodden West. With basic survival knowledge and knowledge gleaned from his love for US history, Daniel faces the trail with new acquaintance Lou Thompson and her son, Tommy, where he assumes the role of caregiver and protector, all the while providing psychic vision as to what will take place as the years pass by. Faced with challenges in every direction, Daniel and Lou brave the rough terrain of the Nevada desert as they make their way to Carson Valley, Nevada. Although Daniel embraces his new life, he is unable to forget the wife and family he left behind and wonders if he'll ever be reunited with his old life-whether he wants to or not. Come along on an exciting trail ride, thick with adventure and danger, To High Rock Canyon, by author Tom Graves. Daniel Strong, a fifty-one-year-old man of the twentieth century, Is catapulted back in time To The early settler days of the 1840s, An era when trails were haunted by outlaws and wild animals, blizzards threatened those traveling afoot and in wagon trains, and tales of gold and silver spurred the poor and downtrodden West. With basic survival knowledge and knowledge gleaned from his love for US history, Daniel faces the trail with new acquaintance Lou Thompson and her son, Tommy, where he assumes the role of caregiver and protector, all the while providing psychic vision as to what will take place as the years pass by. Faced with challenges in every direction, Daniel and Lou brave the rough terrain of the Nevada desert as they make their way to Carson Valley, Nevada. Although Daniel embraces his new life, he is unable to forget the wife and family he left behind and wonders if he'll ever be reunited with his old life-whether he wants to or not. Come along on an exciting trail ride, thick with adventure and danger, To High Rock Canyon, by author Thomas Graves.

Photographs made in Grand Canyon a century ago may provide us today with a sense of history; photographs made a century later from the same vantage points give us a more precise picture of change in this seemingly timeless place. Between 1889 and 1890, Robert Brewster Stanton made photographs every 1-2 miles through the river corridor for the purpose of planning a water-level railroad route and produced the largest collection of photographs of the Colorado River at one point in time. Robert Webb, a USGS hydrologist conducting research on debris flows in the Canyon, obtained the photographs and from 1989 to 1995 replicated all 445 of the views captured by Stanton, matching as closely as possible the original camera positions and lighting conditions. Grand Canyon, a Century of Change assembles the most dramatic of these paired photographs to demonstrate both the persistence of nature and the presence of humanity. Unexpected longevity of some plant species, effects of animal grazing, and expansion of cacti are all captured by the replicate photographs. More telling is evidence of the impact of Glen Canyon Dam: increased riparian vegetation, new marshes, aggraded debris fans, and eroded sand bars. In the accompanying text, Webb provides a thorough analysis of what each pair of photographs shows and places the project in its historical context. Complementing his narrative are six sidebar articles by authorities on Canyon natural history that further attest to a century of change. The level of detail obtained from the photographs represents one of the most extensive long-term monitoring efforts ever conducted in a national park; it is the most detailed documentation effort ever performed using repeat photography. Much more than simply a picture book, Grand Canyon, a Century of Change is an environmental history of the river corridor, a fascinating book that clearly shows the impact of human influence on Grand Canyon and warns us that its future is very much in our hands.

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