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Yampa-Green Rivers, 1957 May

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

  1. 1: "The bus stop and we were alone! Jackie, Marilyn (mut), the Bear sisters, and Enid Poli"
  2. 2: "First day - the fellows took the truck to the river and left the girls in the bus. Jackie had a good time."
  3. 3: "Near the river. The sheep truck. The first day! [L-R] Lee, Charlotte, Doc"
  4. 4: "Friday morning. The first sight of the Y ampa from the bridge near Lily Park, Colo[rado]"
  5. 5: "Before the river. Friday afternoon at Lily Park, Colorado"
  6. 6: "What a cruddy lot! Before we put on the Yampa"
  7. 7: "Yampa - first day. Crew - the Bears, Enid, Don Crammer, John, and Bob Perry, Lee Bitner"
  8. 8: "The first day on the Yampa"
  9. 9: "The first water fight on the Yampa"
  10. 10-11: [Entrance to Yampa Canyon]
  11. 12: "The well at John Hanks. Bob [Perry]"
  12. 13: "Friday night at John Hanks on the Yampa"
  13. 14: "Sat. night at John Hanks. Dinner time"
  14. 15: "Saturday. Five rubber rafts tied together (32 people) in still water - Yampa. [L-R] Enid, Don C, Bob, Lee, __, __, Fred, Larry"
  15. 16: "Sunday. Before Split Mountain"
  16. 17: "Sunday. Look at it rain"
  17. 18: "Sunday. Greenriver" [mouth of Whirlpool Canyon]
  18. 19: "Split Mountain. The rapids. Thrills, spills, and chills"
  19. 20: "Split Mountain. Hail, nothing but hail"
  20. 21: "Split Mountain Canyon. How it rained"
  21. 22: "Split Mountain, Greenriver. Nine miles of rapids"
  22. 23: "Through Split Mountain. Jackie takes a rest"
  23. 24: "Split Mountain, again"
  24. 25: "Sunday. Split Mountain"
  25. 26: "Greenriver. The headwaters?"

Dates

  • 1957 May

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

From the Collection: 62 Items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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