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Jon Waterman is the photographer and author of numerous books including Running Dry: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado River, Where Mountains are Nameless, Artic Crossing, Kayaking the Vermilion Sea, and In the Shadow of Denali. Jon has won many awards for his books and over the last several years he has devoted himself to saving the rivers of the Southwest. This trip is limited to 16 participants, spaces will go fast. Give us a call today to reserve yours! Copy and paste the URL below into your browser to read a blog about Jon's experience traveling from the source of the Colorado River to the Sea. Not All Rivers Reach the Sea http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/all-rivers-do-not-run-to-the-sea/ |
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 Adrift: Exploring the State of Southwest Rivers
Location: San Juan River, Bluff to Clay Hills 
 OverviewFloat through 83 miles of one of the Southwest's finest rivers as we explore the state of Southwest rivers with Jon Waterman. Jon is a popular writer and photographer and has published two books, with a third on the way, about the rivers of the Southwest. To show change on the San Juan River, Jon will be taking repeat photographs of historic photos as part of this Southwest Rivers Project, which is sponsored by The National Geographic Society. In addition to the San Juan River, Jon will also be working on repeat photography on two dozen rivers across the Southwest. Bring your camera and a friend and Jon will bring the old pictures that will make this San Juan journey a photographic treasure hunt!ItineraryThe itinerary for this trip will vary as we take time to discuss issues pertaining to the state of Southwest rivers with Jon.Suggested ReadingHUMAN PREHISTORYIce Age Peoples Of North America: Environments, Origins, and Adaptations Robson Bonnickson, ed. Humans at the End of the Ice Age : The Archaeology of the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition Lawrence Strauss Ed. The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization Brian Fagan Those Who Came Before Robert and Florence Lister Enemy Ancestors Gary Matlock Ancient Ruins of the Southwest David Noble Indian Rock Art of the Southwest Polly Schaafsma Richard Witherill: Anasazi Frank McNitt The Book of Navajo Raymond Locke The Book of Hopi Frank Waters Collapse Jared Diamond HISTORY Traders of the Navajo Frances Gillmore and Louise Wetherill Explorations of the Colorado River and its Canyons John Wesley Powell Hole in the Rock Expedition David Miller San Juan County, Utah Allan Kent Powel Anchored Lariats on the San Juan Frontier Norma Perkins Young Encounters With the Archdruid John McPhee River Runners of the Grand Canyon David Lavender Crossing the Next Meridian Charles Wilkinson Fire on the Plateau Charles Wilkinson Mormon Country Wallace Stegner The Gathering of Zion Wallace Stegner Conversations on History and Literature Wallace Stegner Reopening the Western Frontier People's History of Wilderness Water in the West High Country News Books (various authors and editors, see: www.hcn.org) Reclaiming the Native Home of Hope Robert Keiter New Genesis : M ormon Reader on Land and Community Terry Tempest Williams, Ed. Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water Mark Reisner Glen Canyon Before Lake Powell Eleanor Inskip GEOLOGY The Colorado Plateau Don Baars Geology of the Canyons of the San Juan Don Baars San Juan Canyons (River Guide) Don Baars and Gene Stevenson Life in Stone: Fossils of the Colorado Plateau Christa Saddler NATURAL HISTORY The Ice-Age History of Southwestern National Parks Scott A. Elias Packrat middens: The last 40,000 years of biotic change Julio Betancourt & Tom Van Devender A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country David Williams Eating Stone Ellen Meloy Wind in the Rock Ann Zwinger Run River Run Ann Zwinger Desert Plants of Utah Berniece A. Andersen Grasses of the Southwestern United States Frank W. Gould Sibley Field Guide to North American Birds David Allan Sibley Singing Stone Thomas Lowe Fleischner A Field Guide to Mammals A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians A First Guide to Insects of North America A First Guide to Butterflies and Moths These are all Peterson Guide Books OTHER FICTION AND NON-FICTION Desert Solitaire Abbey The Monkey Wrench Gang Abbey The Sound of Mountain Water Wallace Stegner A Thief of Time Tony Hillerman Listening Woman Tony Hillerman The Dark Wind Tony Hillerman Coyote Waits Tony Hillerman Coyote's Canyon Terry Tempest Williams Pieces of White Shell Terry Tempest Williams Red Terry Tempest Williams Refuge Terry Tempest Williams Ceremony Leslie Mormon Silko Waterlines Ann Weiler Walka TestimonialsSubmit a Testimonial »No testimonials have been submitted for this trip yet. Click here to submit a testimonial. |
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