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Day 14: South Rim of the Grand Canyon and the Navajo Reservation
After meeting with BLM officials in Lake Havasu City on Friday morning the Rockies Research Team began the trek back to Colorado Springs. Our destination for that evening was the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and the campground there. … Continue reading
Days 12 and 13: Yuma, Wellton, and Lake Havasu City
Thursday, July 21st After our 14-hour workday in Mexico, we were all ready to catch up on sleep once we arrived in Yuma, Arizona. The next morning we had another early wake-up in order to get to our meeting at … Continue reading
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Day 11: Mexico and the Colorado River Delta
We exited the exquisite Best Western John Jay Inn in Calexico, CA at 4:40am, just early enough for the previous day’s high of 113ºF to drop to a balmy 95ºF. In the refreshingly ‘cool’ air we departed from the … Continue reading
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