October 25, 2013

Updated reading list:

• The Emerald Mile : the epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon / Kevin Fedarko.
• Colossus : Hoover Dam and the making of the American century / Michael Hiltzik.
• A story that stands like a dam : Glen Canyon and the struggle for the soul of the West / Russell Martin.
• Glen Canyon Dam / Timothy L. Parks.

• Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn’t any. But this wrongs the jackass.
• “Go to heaven for the climate and— Hell for the company.”

Attributed to Mark Twain

October 16, 2013 

I thought I would include the current reading list as I thought some of you might be thinking about the Canyon during these cooler days of autumn.

           Current Reading list:

 The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Though the Heart of the Grand Canyon        By Kevin Fedarko

·  Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century     By Michael Hiltzik

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