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Tag Archives: John Wesley Powell
Three men of the John Wesley Powell Colorado River Exploration party had enough! They would go no further! It was August 28, 1869 and behind them was nearly 3 months of hardship, struggle, poor food and near death. Now, they were faced with what they considered certain death, as described by John Wesley Powell in Continue Reading »
May 14, 2021, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: 1869, Andre Stojka, audiobook, August 28, Colorado River Exploration party, John Wesley Powell, Listen2Read, Native /American Women, Oramel Howland, Seneca Howland, Separation Canyon, Shivwits Tribe, Virgin River, William Dunn, “The Exploration of the Colorado River and It’s Canyons”
Here was the dilemma: Which of these two stunningly beautiful, one of a kind, world class, historically priceless, irreplaceable, works of nature should the US government totally sacrifice, obliterate and destroy, so no future generations would ever see it? Choose one: A or B? “A” is the stunningly beautiful Steamboat Rock in the Echo Park district Continue Reading »
May 9, 2017, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: 1869, Andre Stojka, Arizona, Audible.com, audiobooks, Colorado River, David R. Brower, Dinosaur National Monument, Echo Park, Glen Canyon, Hoover Dam, John Wesley Powell, Lake Meade, Lake Powell, Las Vegas, Listen to Read, Listen2Read, Nevada, Phoenix Los Angeles, Sierra Club, Sierra Magazine, Southwest United States, Steamboat Rock, US Government, Utah, Vermillion Cliffs, “The Exploration of the Colorado River and It’s Canyons”
Green River Wyoming today lures world class bicyclists with tempting mountain trails and spectacular scenery. But in 1868, the bicycle was the last thing on the minds of Green River citizens. They were excited about the building of the transcontinental railroad, which would cross the Green River near the town of Green River, bringing potential prosperity. The building Continue Reading »
October 7, 2015, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: Andre Stojka, audiobook, bus statin, California Gold Rush, Central Pacific, Chicago, Colorado River, Fort Fred Steel, Green River, Green River Bike Park, Green River Wyoming, John Wesley Powell, Listen 2 Read, Listen to Read, mountain trails, Native Americans, Promontory Point Utah, Publsher, Rawlins Wyoming, transcontinental railroad, Union Pacific, Whitehall design boat, “The Exploration of the Colorado River and It’s Canyons”
Gold mining in the late 1800’s was a business without controls. You dug in the ground at your own peril, and if you found gold or metal you dug it out, washed it out, sluiced it out or scratched it out. There were no laws governing how you operated, safety conditions or environmental considerations – Continue Reading »
August 13, 2015, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: 1849, Abandoned mines, Andre Stojka, Animus River Colorado, audiobook, California, Colorado River, Commissioner Ernest Kuhlman, David Ostrander, Durango Colorado, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Gold, Gold King Mine, Gold Mining, gold rush, Hydraulic mining, John Wesley Powell, Lake Powell, Las Vegas, Listen to Read, Listen2Read, Los Angeles, Newsweek Magazine, polluted mine water, riparian laws, San Diego, San Juan County, San Juan River, Seth McGrath, Silverton Colorado, Southwest, Superfund, yellow sludge, “Exploration of the Colorado River and its Canyons”
To celebrate Earth Day, actor William Shatner has proposed a very good idea. Since there is a severe drought in California, and there is an abundance of water in other areas, why not build a pipeline to bring the water from where it is to where it is needed? Shatner says he will try to raise Continue Reading »
April 22, 2015, by Publisher | No Comments
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The popularity of the Grand Canyon was partially created by a copper mine. It was called the Anita Mine. It was located about 15 miles from the Grand Canyon South Rim and was small but profitable. However, it was difficult to ship the ore from the mine to where it could be processed. Continue Reading »
August 22, 2014, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: Andre Stojka, Anita Mine, Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railroad, audio book, Bucky O’Neill, Colorado River, copper mine, El Tovar Hotel, Fred Harvey Company, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Confluence, Grand Canyon Skywalk, Grand Canyon South Rim, Hopi People, John Wesley Powell, Listen2Read, Little Colorado River, Navajo, new development, new projects outside the park, Publisher, R. Lamar Whitmer, Save The Confluence, The Confluence, The Grand Canyon Escalade, Theodore Roosevelt, Tourists, Williams Arizona, Zuni People, “The Exploration of the Colorado River and It’s Canyons”
Amazing! I have just taken a hike down Bright Angel trail in the Grand Canyon without leaving home thanks to Google Maps.
February 16, 2013, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: American Adventure Library, Andre Stojka, audio book, Audio Book series, Audio Book sound clips, Audiofile Magazine, Bright Angel Trail, Colorado River, Google, Google Maps, Grand Canyon, hisorical pictures, John Wesley Powell, Listen to Read, Listen2 Read, Meteor Crater, South Kaibab Trail, The Exploration of the Canyons of the Colorado River, Trekkers
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January 29, 2013, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: American History, Andre Stojka, audiobooks, biography, Colorado River, Flaming Gorge, Grand Canyon, Green River, Horseshoe Canyon, John Wesley Powell, Listen 2 Read, Lodore, Mashpngnavi, Rio Virgen, The Exploration of the Canyons of the Colorado, Uinkaret Mountains, Uinta River, Western American Exploration, Zuni. Walpi
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