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The 1911 Kolb Expedition through the Gates of Lodore

By Jonas Dunlap, Northern Arizona University
In Lodore Canyon Emery and Ellsworth Kolb quickly learned that a wild river made for a perilous journey. The Green River in this section is noted for its narrow channel, abundant boulders, and difficult rapids. Dropping 420 feet in twelve miles, the…

The 1911 Kolb Expedition Enters the Grand Canyon

By Jonas Dunlap, Northern Arizona University
Leaving Lee’s Ferry, only a hundred miles separated Emery and Ellsworth Kolb from their home and studio on the Grand Canyon rim. To reach it they would have to take on the formidable rapids in the canyons of the Marble and Grand, trapped on either…

The 1911 Kolb Expedition at Green River, Utah

By Jonas Dunlap, Northern Arizona University
This tiny Utah outpost along the Green River has long served as a stopping point for travelers. Initially a ferrying point for the United States Postal Service, the Denver and Rio Grande railroad connected to the town in 1883. However, Ellsworth and…

The 1911 Kolb Expedition in Cataract Canyon

By Jonas Dunlap, Northern Arizona University
The two intermountain rivers, the Green and the Grand, combined to form the Colorado River. The first canyon of the unified river is so incredibly wild, that when Major John Wesley Powell first descended it, he deemed that these were not ordinary…

The 1911 Kolb Expedition in Glen Canyon

By Jonas Dunlap, Northern Arizona University
Emery and Ellsworth Kolb’s experience in Glen Canyon began at the remote settlement of Hite, Utah. There, the two brothers recovered from the previous trials of Cataract Canyon and wrote home to their families. Staying only a night, the duo waved…
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