RRFW Riverwire – Various Canyon Happenings
August 10, 2024
A Weather Alert notification system is now in place for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. When an intense monsoon storm is over the Park, the notification system sends an alert to satellite based texting devices. For additional information on how to sign up for these alerts, see: https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/colorado-river-emergency-alerts.htm
Amanda Burnham-Marusich and her husband Macy recount their July, 2024 do-it-yourself Grand Canyon kayaking trip with their daughter Azalea (age 10) and son Wylie (age 8). Both children paddled the entire distance themselves, setting a new record as the youngest girl and boy to kayak the entire length of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The family kindly visited with Tom Martin for a V Wave Podcast. You can listen to their conversation here:
https://wiki.rrfw.org/RaftingGrandCanyon/The_V_Wave_Podcast
After ten years of detailed research, Pre-publication orders are being taken for Tom Martin’s latest book, Dock Marston: Grand Canyon’s Colorado River Running Historian Vol. 1. This 8” x 10” 560-page soft cover book includes 410 historic photos. Anticipated shipping the week of August 19. $52 includes shipping in the USA. A second volume will cover the rest of his life to 1979. For additional information and how to order, see: https://rrfw.org/catalog/books
In an attempt to disrupt smallmouth bass and other warm water invasive non-native fish from establishing in Grand Canyon National Park’s section of the Colorado River, the Bureau of Reclamation has been releasing cooler water from the river outlet works or bypass tubes at Glen Canyon Dam. Reclamation began releasing water from the river outlets on July 9, 2024, to cool the river water. Beginning on Saturday, August 10, 2024, Glen Canyon Dam shall release the hourly patterns below with the August 12, 2024 pattern remaining in effect until a new notification is issued.
