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Members of USGS Team B and paper Powell sharing a moment at the end of their 4-day river journey at the Gates of Lodore
Members of USGS Team B and paper Powell sharing a moment at the end of their 4-day river journey at the Gates of Lodore
Day 1 panorama with rafts A
Day 2 Janis LeMaster with USGS pfd
Day 2 Janis LeMaster with USGS pfd
Day 2 Rusty looking towards Firehole public use area
Day 2 Rusty looking towards Firehole public use area
Day 5 house wren at lightining tree
View towards town of Green River from scenic overlook
View towards town of Green River from scenic overlook
Two of the SCREE rafts heading downstream through Swallow Canyon
Two of the SCREE rafts heading downstream through Swallow Canyon
A group of cliff swallow nests made from mud in the river in Swallow Canyon. Many of the nests have birds in them and can be identified by their yellow beaks sticking out.
A group of cliff swallow nests made from mud in the river in Swallow Canyon. Many of the nests have birds in them and can be identified by their yellow beaks sticking out.
View looking upstream from a raft on the Green River at the downstream end of Swinging Bridge Canyon, near Flynn Bottom. The eastern end of the Unita Mountains lie in the background. A pump station supplying water to the flooded wetlands of Brown's Park National Wildlife Refuge can be seen on the right near the edge of water.
View looking upstream from a raft on the Green River at the downstream end of Swinging Bridge Canyon, near Flynn Bottom. The eastern end of the Unita Mountains lie in the background. A pump station supplying water to the flooded wetlands of Brown's Park National Wildlife Refuge can be seen on the right near the edge of water.
View looking at a shallow side channel of the Green River in Brown's Park, Colorado. The picture is taken looking downstream from the left bank of the river. In the foreground and on the opposite bank are stands of sandbar willow (Salix exigua). Further beyond, are stands of Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii).
View looking at a shallow side channel of the Green River in Brown's Park, Colorado. The picture is taken looking downstream from the left bank of the river. In the foreground and on the opposite bank are stands of sandbar willow (Salix exigua). Further beyond, are stands of Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii).
A close-up of a bald eagle hanging out on a cliff along the Green River in swallow canyon
A close-up of a bald eagle hanging out on a cliff along the Green River in swallow canyon
View looking downstream at the red sandstone walls of Swallow Canyon. This small canyon is one of two canyons that divide Browns Park into series of intermittent alluvial-meandering and bedrock canyon segments. Unlike Red Canyon and Lodore Canyon, the slope of Swallow Canyon is not controlled by debris flows, and thus does not have any rapids.
View looking downstream at the red sandstone walls of Swallow Canyon. This small canyon is one of two canyons that divide Browns Park into series of intermittent alluvial-meandering and bedrock canyon segments. Unlike Red Canyon and Lodore Canyon, the slope of Swallow Canyon is not controlled by debris flows, and thus does not have any rapids.
A great examples of the crossbeds in the Uinta Formation, a quarzite dating back to the PreCambrian, on a beautiful sunny morning with mist hanging above the river as the sun rises.
A great examples of the crossbeds in the Uinta Formation, a quarzite dating back to the PreCambrian, on a beautiful sunny morning with mist hanging above the river as the sun rises.
SCREE raft preparing to navigate under Taylor Flats Bridge which poses a potential hazard depending on water flow levels from Flaming Gorge Dam
SCREE raft preparing to navigate under Taylor Flats Bridge which poses a potential hazard depending on water flow levels from Flaming Gorge Dam
A flock of pelicans in the water in Brown's Park.
A flock of pelicans in the water in Brown's Park.
Open grassy landscape and distant mountains of Browns Park Waterfowl Management Area as seen from the Green River
Open grassy landscape and distant mountains of Browns Park Waterfowl Management Area as seen from the Green River
UV light trap set up at dusk along the river's edge to collect and inventory riparian insect populations
UV light trap set up at dusk along the river's edge to collect and inventory riparian insect populations
The photo shows the SCREE Powell 150 expdition camp at Big Pine Campground in Red Canyon of the Green River, Utah. The large green tarp was set up to keep the kitchen area and campers dry. Two very large ponderosa pines are in the center of camp, and surely were witness to the 1869 Powell expedition.
The photo shows the SCREE Powell 150 expdition camp at Big Pine Campground in Red Canyon of the Green River, Utah. The large green tarp was set up to keep the kitchen area and campers dry. Two very large ponderosa pines are in the center of camp, and surely were witness to the 1869 Powell expedition.
Brillant sunset at Little Swallow Campsite on the Green River
Brillant sunset at Little Swallow Campsite on the Green River