June 22 -- Mouth of Yampa River ... Hurra! Hurra! Grand River [Colorado River] came upon us or rather we came upon that very suddenly and to me unexpectedly 5 1/2 P.M...here we float in upon ...
near the mouth of Badger Canyon. Point the chair north, toward Utah, and take a seat. Behind you, the Colorado River is trenching a deep meander from the Glen Canyon Dam toward the Grand Canyon.
In 1928, the Metropolitan Water District was formed for the express purpose of building the Colorado River Aqueduct and transporting the water to the city. March 12 of that same year, the St ...