Grand River
There is an interesting op-ed piece that has a few details about the
renaming of the Grand River by Denver Post columnist Ed Quillen
titled "Adjusting some...
aspenpowderpig 2002-05-29 14:40:35 #15289
Re: Canyon Experience and [grandcanyon] day hike
Oh dang, I just found out last night that I need to be in Flag this
Sunday... Sorry...
Any other weekends possible?
Hank
E Joe Maisonneuve wrote:
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Hank Schnieder 2002-05-29 10:19:44 #15288
Re: history trivia/trick question
That is what I recall reading, the upper Colorado was indeed first
named the Grand. I believe the population of Colorado was
sufficiently large to have more...
aguabug 2002-05-29 09:19:32 #15287
Re: history trivia/trick question
As I recall, the renaming of the river was a political thing. Even
though the Green River is longer than the Grand, there were some folks
who thought it would...
Hank Schnieder 2002-05-29 08:18:21 #15286
Re: history trivia/trick question
Hank,
Could well be. Here in Colorado there are many secondary indications of a
major geographic feature that was renamed. The head waters is near Grand...
RMatth4505@aol.com 2002-05-29 06:52:39 #15285
Re: Canyon Experience and [grandcanyon] day hike
Sounds good to me, where do you live? Sunday works for my schedule. I'm training for a deer creek hike on the 7th, so I'll be carring my full pack. What...
E Joe Maisonneuve 2002-05-29 06:22:16 #15284
Re: oops
thanks for the reply,
can you give me any advice on the upper ribbon falls, phantom creek and clear creek side trips? Also i've two days on the way out any...
RJORGEN141@AOL.COM 2002-05-29 05:48:04 #15283
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