| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 281 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
First touched by man : beginnings -- Westwater town : a trip in time -- Gunslingers and bad guys -- Cattle versus sheep -- Rocks, dams, and hideouts : entering the canyon -- The river runners : entering the gorge -- Skull Rapid -- The Memorial |
| Summary |
Upstream from Moab on the Colorado River, near the Colorado state line, there is a relatively short, deep canyon that has become one of the most popular river-running destinations in America. The canyon is known as Westwater. Its popularity is largely due to the thrill provided by possibly the most, certainly one of the most, dangerous and challenging stretches of white water on the Colorado-Skull Rapid |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-273) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Travel
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| SUBJECT |
Westwater (Utah) -- History
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Westwater (Utah) -- Description and travel
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Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History
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Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Description and travel
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North America -- Colorado River
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Utah -- Westwater
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780874214901 |
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0874214904 |
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9786613267122 |
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6613267120 |
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