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Record Nr.

UNINA9910213816303321

Autore

Milligan Mike <1954->

Titolo

Westwater lost and found / / Mike Milligan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Logan, : Utah State University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-283-26712-8

9786613267122

0-87421-490-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Disciplina

979.2

Soggetti

Westwater (Utah) History

Westwater (Utah) Description and travel

Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) History

Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-273) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

In this heavily illustrated book, Mike Milligan has captured the still developing story of one of those remote, but no longer secluded, corners of the Colorado Plateau. 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 one of the most dangerous and challenging stretches of white water on the Colorado---Skull Rapid. Near the head of the canyon