Of Legends and Men: 3 years without Dee
June 21, 2018
By: Lauren Wood Dee Holladay was a legend as much as a grandfather; as much as a man. A legend…
River Currents is a blog open to the many voices that have a connection with the river and our trips. Here, we share all the various things that go into making a whitewater or bike adventure so richly fulfilling: the science, the folklore, the policies, & the poetry of wildness.
You'll hear from our regular contributors such as Fred Swanson, Sawyer Smith, Jack Stauss, and Rica Fulton. You'll also hear from the voices of guides such as Susan Munroe and Justin Malloy, whose lives have been shaped by their time on the river, and from guests who bring the perspectives that remind us why we're still making these trips happen for 56 years and counting.
June 21, 2018
By: Lauren Wood Dee Holladay was a legend as much as a grandfather; as much as a man. A legend…
February 2, 2018
Originally, John Wesley Powell just named the entrance to Lodore Canyon. “The Gates of Lodore” is what he called it,…
January 5, 2018
Utah’s deserts are known not for their flora or fauna, but for their rocks. For those wild, red rock arches,…
December 11, 2017
The Last Mountain Man of the West “When you kill a deer, the first meal should be a great fried…
November 3, 2017
“I was on the Mekong River in March and had a job with Dee on the Colorado by May!”…
June 9, 2017
Josie Bassett wears a blue brimmed fisher’s hat and a lighter blue cardigan. She is kneeling down in front of…
May 26, 2017
Half-a-dozen years ago one of my best friends from high school moved out to a tiny town in northeastern Utah,…
April 7, 2017
Inside the canyons of the desert southwest are more canyons, carved deep and jagged into wise wood bodies; Fremont cottonwoods,…
March 24, 2017
The Ownership of Utah Riverbeds By: Easton Smith In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, there is a scene…
August 26, 2016
By: Lauren Wood Six decades of River-Rats come together. Ray’s Tavern was bustling with travelers, bikers and river-folk alike on…
July 8, 2016
River Foam Guides call it ‘beaver vomit,’ the plumes of brown foam along the river. When you first see the…
June 24, 2016
Evil Weeds and Post-Apocalyptic Permaculture Don’t try to tell me the “Evil Weed” tamarisk isn’t pretty. I’ve scratched my skin…
May 27, 2016
Hope in the Dark and Hope Behind the Dam Looking for hope behind a dam. In 1963 the gates of…