{"title":"Desolation Canyon Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBooks related to Desolation Canyon\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"desolation-canyon-river-guide","title":"Desolation Canyon River Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesolation River Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Bill Belknap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMile-by-mile description of the Green River from Split Mountain Gorge to Green River, Utah; Desolation and Gray Canyons.  Includes pictures of Ute Indians, early ranch life, canyon critters, and a satellite view.  Features geological notes by John Evans.  Rapids are rated.  Waterproof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Bill Belknap:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA native of New York State, Bill Belknap was born with an incurable interest in everything Indian.  He moved west at an early age and spent every possible moment at Grand Canyon and with the Hopi Indians.  It was here that he me Frances Spencer, his future bride and life-long partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring World War II he trained at \u003cem\u003eLife\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and served as White House photographer for the U.S. Navy.  Later, he photographed and wrote for N\u003cem\u003eational Geographic \u003c\/em\u003eand other publications.  He and Fran co-authored \u003cem\u003eGunnar Widforss, Painter for the Grand Canyon\u003c\/em\u003e.  It was followed by \u003cem\u003eFred Kabotie: Hopi Indian Artist, an autobiography with Bill Belknap\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1969, Bill's son Buzz enlisted his father's help to create the first \u003cem\u003eGrand Canyon River Guide\u003c\/em\u003e.  That teamwork led to the establishment of a family publishing company, Westwater Books, which continues to produce this Guide and others for river runners today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether with Fran and daughter Loie Belknap Evans, Bill also ran Fastwater Expeditions, a river company that offered full-participation Sporyak trips on the Green, San Juan, and Dolores Rivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Belknap loved people and sharing with them the things he cherished most - the Colorado and its canyons, deserts, Indians and photography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46362769817785,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/0160\/5817\/files\/DesolationCanyonRiverGuide.jpg?v=1770849909"},{"product_id":"river-runners-guide-to-the-green-river-with-emphasis-on-geologic-features","title":"River Runners Guide to the Green River with Emphasis on Geologic Features","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRiver Runners Guide to the Green River with Emphasis on Geologic Features: Desolation \u0026amp; Gray Canyons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby Felix E. Mutschler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally Published in 1969 by the Powell Society Ltd. as Volume IV in the Series. River Runners' Guide to the Canyons of the Green and Colorado Rivers With Emphasis on Geologic Features to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Major John Wesley Powell's 1869 exploratory expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I have been in touch with all of the living Powell Society Trustees and all are in agreement that republication is a good thing and would be an appropriate recognition of Felix's work, as well as something he would have desired to have done. We appreciate the quality of the reproduction and find it comparable to the original booklet-- designed to be carried for reference on the river, and therefore, an expendable item.\" HENRY W. TOLL, Jr. for the Powell Society Ltd.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Whether you are an experienced Desolation Canyon boater, or if you plan to 'do Deso' for the first time, you need this book. It was an indispensable resource for early boaters, and new rafting enthusiasts will benefit from this true-to-the-original reprint.\" RICHARD QUIST, Moki Mac River Expeditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a fine little river guide booklet that preserves the work of Felix Mutschler and the Powell Society. It promotes nostalgia while imparting knowledge. For collectors of Western Americana, Mr. Mutschler's bibliography is a treasure in itself!\" VICKI MACKAY, Colorado River \u0026amp; Trail Expeditions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46362929758393,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/0160\/5817\/files\/RiverRunners_GuidetotheGreenRiver.jpg?v=1770839096"},{"product_id":"a-green-river-reader","title":"A Green River Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Green River Reader\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eedited by Alan Blackstock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning above Flaming Gorge Dam in southwestern Wyoming, the Green River traverses the complete variety of terrain on the Colorado Plateau before joining the Colorado River above Cataract Canyon in southeastern Utah. Like its more famous cousin, the Colorado, the Green has captivated, capsized, and cajoled all types of characters with challenges and beauty to match its geologic variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this anthology, editor Alan Blackstock brings this mysterious, magnificent river to the reader with an interpretive guide that will inform both rivers novices and river veterans.  Assembled here is every significant written testament to this \"awesome ditch,\" from Dominguez-Escalante, Kit Carson, and John C. Fremont to contemporary American naturalists and writers including Wallance Stegner, Bernad DeVoto, David Brower, Ann Zwinger, Ellen Melloy, and Edward Abbey.  Those with a story to tell - those who trapped the Green's beavers, endured its wild rapids, were humbled by its imposing canyon walls, fought for its beautiful landscapes, or whose \"pulse was hurried\" by the \"lofty chasms, walled in by precipices of red rock\" - are collected here.  If you're headed down the Green, make sure your dry bag or ammo can has room for just one more thing, your copy of \u003cem\u003eA Green River Reader.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46362937229497,"sku":null,"price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/0160\/5817\/files\/AGreenRiverReader.jpg?v=1770839394"}],"url":"https:\/\/cvqfpf-xn.myshopify.com\/collections\/desolation-canyon-books.oembed","provider":"Colorado River \u0026 Trail Expeditions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}