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State Highway 141 (SH 141) is a 162.297 mi (261.192 km) long state highway in far western Colorado, United States.Though nominally oriented north–south, SH 141 winds around a considerable amount due to the rugged terrain and ultimately forms a giant S shape.
The Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway is an 80-mile (129 km) National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Eagle and Grand counties, Colorado, US. The byway follows the upper Colorado River from Grand Lake down to State Bridge .
Mile 219.6 – Trail Canyon (Ducky Eater) Rapid (2) Cross-river hydraulics can flip small inflatable kayaks here. Mile 220.7 – Granite Spring Rapid (2) Mile 223.7 – 224 Mile Rapid (3) Mile 225.9 – Diamond Creek Take-out/Put-in. This is the first location downriver from Lee's Ferry where a road reaches the Colorado River.
Dove Creek is a statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Dolores County, Colorado, United States. [1] [6] The town population was 635 at the 2020 United States Census. [4] The community takes its name from the nearby Dove Creek. [7] Dove Creek is the self-proclaimed Pinto Bean Capital of the World. Dolores ...
The Lower Colorado River Valley has unique plant communities because it is the most arid part of the desert and it has the highest temperatures, in excess of 120 °F (49 °C) during the summer. The low humidity means that most plants must have mechanisms that deal with severe water loss through evaporation.
The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor tributaries of the Colorado River branch off from the main river and from each other. (Source-upstream)
The Black Suspension Bridge (also known as the Kaibab Trail Suspension Bridge) spans the Colorado River in the inner canyon of Grand Canyon National Park. The span length is 440 feet (130 m). [ 1 ] The bridge is part of the South Kaibab Trail and is the river crossing used by mules going to Phantom Ranch .
The western portion of the county (east of the Dolores River Canyon and along the Utah border) is the northern portion of the Great Sage Plain, relatively low 6,500–7,500 ft (2,000–2,300 m) in elevation and flat (but cut by large canyons, including that of the Dolores River itself), and consists of irrigated and dryland farming areas; it is ...