Colorado River
Willow Beach is on the Colorado River south of Hoover/Boulder Dam. This was the very first place I ever went trout fishing. I caught the most fish that day and consequently I have never fished on the river again. Imagine that!
Many years ago, before the dams were built, the Colorado river flowed freely & there were several steamers that were on the river coming from Yuma to ports north.
Here is an article about the river & the steamboats HERE.
"Vanished Arizona" was written by Martha Summerhayes and describes riding the boats up this river and her encounters in Arizona and can be found HERE.
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I read that book! I belonged to a book club when I lived in Yuma, and we read several books that related to the Southwest. Did you know that Yuma used to be very heavily forested until all the steamboat traffic -- requiring lots of wood to generate the steam. That usually surprises people because it is so barren, now.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, I have been to the dam a couple of times...beautiful area. I will check out that book.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo! I'll be back when it's not so late to read more about the river. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I visited the Hoover Dam once many years ago, but didn't have the chance to venture further along the Colorado River. Hopefully in a future trip! Thanks for sharing the photo. Happy WW!
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