Boulder, Utah — A Colorado River Journey
Thursday, May 18 2023
This is the third in a series of dispatches from Clay Jenkinson chronicling his recent journey with two compatriots following the Colorado River and neighboring region. The day was spent in and around Boulder, Utah (population, 248; elevation 6700’).
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
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




