62 Years

[@jimmyfaherty8588]

I love your Dad for fighting for rights! the rivers of this world is with him.

[@richhughes2225]

I saw David Brower give a speech in the Glen Miller Ballroom at CU in the 90s. I remember his expression of profound regret over compromising to drop his fight to save Glen Canyon in order to save Echo Park in Dinosaur. He said that after he'd made the deal, he saw Glen Canyon and was devastated. Brower was a really good man.

[@Quantumspace23]

Thanks O.A.R.S. for supporting this kind of film to help bring awareness to the plight of our Earths beautiful waterways. It's what brings out my love for the company and travelling with you.

[@Steamboatsmyhome]

Another treasured story worth telling and preserving. Well done OARS.

[@OarsRafting]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@hanoj87]

I would love to contact Mr. Brower for a research project, is there any way i could get his contact information?

[@okaytony1540]

If you've made it this far, please do yourself a favor and read "Encounters with the Archdruid" by John McPhee, a beautiful portrait of David Brower's conservation efforts along the Colorado river and elsewhere.

[@JamesShelnutt]

the answer ultimately IMO will be desalination of ocean water - sure it's more expensive than just taking fresh water from rivers, but it seems that taking river water is coming to an end, so states like California might not have a choice. Fortunately California is a coastal state so there are plenty of places to locate desalinization plants to produce drinking water.

[@richhughes2225]

RO treatment of sea water to provide a potable source is a good idea. However, it takes a great deal of energy to run the pumps required. This solution should be used with thoughtful and easy to implement conservation.

[@jfo738]

@@richhughes2225 Hopefully the ITER collaboration between many nations will lead to the ultimate source of clean energy, and at that point desalinization will become the everyday common source of potable water.

[@StereoSpace]

The key here is balance. We don't need to dam all our rivers. Many dams that have outlived their usefulness can and should be removed. That said, Glen Canyon and Hoover dam provide clean water to tens of million of people, irrigate crops for food, and provide clean, sustainable hydropower. They are miracles of engineering and human ingenuity. Nothing is free in the world. If you want clean water, you have collect it and store it. If you want clean power, you have to produce it somehow. The Colorado River dams make high quality life possible for millions of people and all things considered have very little impact. We should be be thankful for them.

[@richhughes2225]

Clearly, you haven't seen Glen Canyon and so you could not remember how beautiful it was. You failed to mention how water could be conserved in order to eliminate the "need" for Lake Powell. Had Glen Canyon Dam not been built, we'd be OK. Maybe there would be fewer fountains, not so many golf courses and not much need to water bluegrass lawns in the west, but we'd still have the natural jewell that was Glen Canyon.