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Hickman Bridge Trail, Capitol Reef National Park

Crowd at a Powell 150 Event

The black silhouettes of the SCREE flotilla drifts in the shadow of rock walls within Narrow Canyon of the Colorado River.

The "groover" is river slang for the toilet. At every camp, the groover site is choosen to accommodate a scenic view as well as to provide its users with a modicum of privacy. At our Ledge Camp, it was easy to find groover users an incredible view, but the privacy factor was in short supply. If you're on a river trip, you can't be groover shy!

A group photo of the 13 members of the Cataract Canyon segment of the SCREE taken at the Dirty Devil (Lake Powell) take-out. From left to right: Ben Kraushaar, Pat Kikut, Matt Cuzzocreo, Tess Harden, Rick Moscati, Erika Osborne, Jessica Flock, Jan McCool, Dan McCool, John Weisheit, Kate Hudson, Tom Minckley, and Cody Perry.

The SCREE boats are tied off at a rock ledge camp along the Colorado River at Mile 178.

Paper Powell is posed in the bow of a boat relaxing upon calm waters and in the morning shade within the canyon.

The SCREE team gathered around John Weisheit overlooking Rapid 15. John Weisheit is a river guide who has made over 400 trips through Cataract Canyon. He is describing to the SCREE team the line to take through the forthcoming sets of rapids.

Tess Harden and Rick Moscati (the USGS participants for this river segment) pose for a "selfie" in front of the "Danger" sign preceeding Cataract Canyon.

The SCREE flotilla in the calm waters of Stillwater Canyon

Sunset view, looking east, at Turks Head campsite, Green River, Mile 21.

Sunset view, looking west, at Turks Head campsite, Green River, Mile 21.

Our media or film crew, Ben Kraushaar and Cody Perry, floating by the Organ Rock Shale in their boat filled with A/V equipment.

Taken from the saddle, a panoramic view of the Bowknot Bend of the Green River. The Bowknot Bend is 7 river miles around. Erosion will eventually shorten the river course considerably.

Three SCREE hikers traversing a thin hiking trail to the saddle that separates the two arms of the Green River that defines the Bowknot Bend at Mile 63.

At about Mile 102 you can see Dellenbaugh Butte, which is also known as The Anvil, or Inkwell Butte. Powell camped here July 14, 1869. The majority of the butte is composed of the Summerville Formation.

This was the morning view from my tent at our camp (Mile 90) at Trin-Alcove Bend.

SCREE film maker, Ben Kraushaar, passes under I-70 at Green River, UT. The next time he will see a bridge over his boat will be 166 river miles away, on the Colorado River, at Hite, UT.

Details of Crystal Geyser can be found at https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/geosights/crystal-geyser/ Photo shows tufa deposits at the geyser deposited by disolved calcium carbonate.

Powell 150 participant Paul Larmer, publisher of High County News, viewing the Green River, UT from the peak at School Section camp during the SCREE-USGS expedition, June 2019

Boats in Desolation Canyon along the Green River, UT during the SCREE-USGS expedition, June 2019