Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
river, we carefully scanned the cliffs, sky, and water for objects of interest. In our survey we noted: three blue herons, majestically soaring above; five puffy little clouds; the honey-combing of the swallows' nests at the tops of the walls; and...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
light red limestone which we saw for the remainder of the trip. The walls of the canyon were lower, but no less rugged than they had been previously; and our experienced eyes could now more quickly sight the tell-tale talus of an abandoned mine. We...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
all the crews to return, we made loblollies on the beach and watched the frogs which fearlessly sat next to us. Stan had succeeded in breaking down the sand bar on one side so that the jump across the little stream and the giant loblolly was a...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
camp ground was solved by a bucket brigade, and before long the 36 assembled for the hike (or as much of it as you felt your exhausted body could take) to the Hole in the Rock.
Merly abandoned the customary trail because of the very dense growth...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
amphitheater of the Music Temple. Exploring about, we found the names of Dellenbach, Stewart, Powell, and others, and dates back to 1871. Quietly we gathered by the edge of the dark blue pool, led there by the sweet echoing melodies Merly played...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
to the top of the huge arch, and just before the turnoff
he made a final effort which converted the undecided so that almost everyone wanted to go up. About 23 people actually made the descent onto the bridge and even more took the trip to the...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
up the dusty road, then turned and climbed over the low sloping rock to the left. Merly had tried to encourage everybody to make this hike, and strangely enough, about the same number went on this as had gone up to the top of the natural bridge. We...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Star Dusters: Captain Bob Wilson, 1511 Grant Street, Berkeley 3, California, was the tall, handsome fellow who could do anything; he played the ukulele, lead various activities, sang clever songs, and forever had a smile and a kind word on his...
Grand Canyon National Park (Coconino County, Arizona); Utah Parks Company
Construction camp for building power house. Left side: power house under construction. White building in middle of picture is the cook house where Prudence cooked for the crew.
Upstream side of Boulder Dam during construction in 1932. Then dam is currently known as Hoover Dam. This picture was taken on a Boy Scout trip from Hurricane (Utah)
Upstream side of Boulder Dam during construction in 1932. The dam is now called Hoover Dam. This picture was taken on a Boy Scout trip from Hurricane (Utah)
Upstream side of Boulder Dam during construction in 1932. This dam is now known as Hoover Dam. This picture was taken on a Boy Scout trip from Hurricane (Utah)
Iron mines and mining--Iron County (Utah); Mining machinery; Utah International, Inc.
151-M Marion worked all month in the northeast section of pit on elevation 5565. 120-B Bucyrus Erie worked in southwest section and along south side. 80-D northwest worked in 8% road cut for two weeks.
Iron mines and mining--Iron County (Utah); Mining machinery; Utah International, Inc.
On 28 February, 1950 at 9:38 a.m. an accident occured in which Leonard Dalton was killed driving a TKD-80, and Pat Peterson was seriously injured. Cause of the accident was attributed to human error. Picture shows the side view of TKD-80.
Iron mines and mining--Iron County (Utah); Mining machinery; Utah International, Inc.
On 28 February, 1950 at 9:38 a.m. an accident occured in which Leonard Dalton was killed while driving the TKD-80, and Pat Peterson was seriously injured driving the TKD-218. Cause of the accident was attributed to human error. Picture shows the...