On the Open Road — A Colorado River Journey
Thursday, May 18 2023
Dennis and I left Vail, Colorado, at 9:30 a.m. We drove Interstate 70 to Grand Junction, where Dennis wanted some healthy groceries. I’m from North Dakota — the land of Velveeta — so I am just along for the ride. Dennis and I have known each other for 25 years and our life dreams have found their confluence in Listening to America.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
Beyond the Apocalypse and Bathtub Ring — A Colorado River Journey
Tuesday, May 16 2023
This is the first in a series of about a dozen dispatches from Clay Jenkinson we’ll publish over the next several weeks chronicling his recent journey following the Colorado River and neighboring region.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
Following the Ghost of John Wesley Powell
Tuesday, May 16 2023
A recent journey following the Colorado River has Clay and his colleagues tracing a trail first mapped by the great American explorer and scientist John Wesley Powell between 1869 and 1875.
- Published in Features
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