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Canyons of the Colorado, or The exploration of the Colorado River and its Canyons by John Wesley Powell

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John Wesley Powell was a pioneer American explorer, ethnologist, and geologist in the 19th Century. In 1869 he set out to explore the Colorado and the Grand Canyon. He gathered nine men, four boats and food for ten months and set out from Green River, Wyoming, on May 24. Passing through dangerous rapids, the group passed down the Green River to its confluence with the Colorado River (then also known as the Grand River upriver from the junction), near present-day Moab, Utah. The expedition’s route traveled through the Utah canyons of the Colorado River, which Powell described in his published d...

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Jan 2, 2026

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Episodes

00 – Preface 02.01.2026

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01 – The Valley of the Colorado 01.01.2026

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02 – Mesas and Buttes 31.12.2025

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03 – Mountains and Plateaus 30.12.2025

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04 – Cliffs and Terraces 29.12.2025

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05 – From Green River City to the Flaming Gorge 28.12.2025

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06 – From Flaming Gorge to the Gate of Lodore 27.12.2025

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07 – The Canyon of Lodore 26.12.2025

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08 – From Echo Park to the Mouth of the Uinta 25.12.2025

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09 – From the Mouth of the Uinta River to the Junction of Grand and Green 24.12.2025

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10 – From the Junction of the Grand and Green to the Mouth of the Little Colorado 23.12.2025

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11 – From the Little Colorado to the Foot of the Grand Canyon 22.12.2025

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12 – The Rio Virgen and the Uinkaret Mountains 21.12.2025

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13 – Over the River 20.12.2025

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14 – To Zuni 19.12.2025

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15 – The Grand Canyon 18.12.2025

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