Herm’s History Helper: Arrowleaf Balsamroot
January 7, 2021
By Herm Hoops Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) From May to July, as you drive along to the river put in,…
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A Long-Distance Connection on the Green River – Josie & Ben Morris
October 14, 2020
By Herm Hoops Josie & Ben Morris Dinosaur National Monument to Desolation Canyon A Long-Distance Connection on the Green River…
The Wade and Curtis Cabin at the Lodore Boat Ramp
September 28, 2020
By Herm Hoops In Dinosaur National Monument, as you drive into the Lodore Canyon launch site you will go…
The Sound of Silence: Dinosaur National Monument
July 20, 2020
By Herm Hoops Probably the most important part of a Dinosaur National Monument river trip is not the food, or…
White-Tailed Prairie Dogs – Suicide Runners!
June 23, 2020
By Herm Hoops When you drive to the river put in it is likely that you’ll see prairie dogs racing…
Pat Lynch – The Hermit of Echo Park and The Yampa River
March 25, 2020
By Herm Hoops Pat Lynch (Patrick H. Lynch) was born in Ireland, although he didn’t know the exact year, it…
A Little Natural History: Bighorn Sheep
January 13, 2020
By Herm Hoops A Little Natural History: Bighorn Sheep. If you go down the Green River through Dinosaur National Monument…
Celebrating the Adventurous John Wesley Powell
June 12, 2019
Follow Your Dreams – The Adventurous John Wesley Powell By Herm Hoops One of the most significant moments in Wyoming…
Herm’s History Helper – Dewey, UT
June 25, 2018
Dewey, Utah By Herm Hoops Not much is left of Dewey, Utah is along the Colorado River near the Dewey Bridge….
Herm’s History Corner: Cisco, UT
April 3, 2018
By Herm Hoops Cisco, Utah is literally in the middle of nowhere. Off of I70, northeast of Moab and east…
Herm’s History Helper: The Echo Park Dam Controversy
January 27, 2017
By Herm Hoops Echo Park is in the heart of Dinosaur National Monument at the confluence of the Green and…
Herm’s History Helper: The Echo Dam Controversy of 1969
January 28, 2015
By Herm Hoops Echo Park is in the heart of Dinosaur National Monument at the confluence of the Green and…
Thoughts on Retirement from our driver, Herm Hoops: “I will repeat the fantasy nearly every day for the next week”
August 6, 2014
By Herm Hoops Some of you have been talking about retiring and it got me thinking – maybe I should…