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Norman D. Nevills' 1940 San Juan River and Glen Canyon expedition. Camp Necessity, so named by Marion Borden because the intended campsite was missed following an impingement on the second night out, Mile 31.5, San Juan River.

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1940 San Juan River and Glen Canyon expedition. Camp Necessity, so named by Marion Borden because the intended campsite was missed following an impingement on the second night out, Mile 31.5, San Juan River.
Photo Number P0341n02_16_02
Description Photo shows a campsite on the San Juan River, about 31.5 miles above its confluence with the Colorado, used by Norman D. Nevills' June 1940 San Juan River and Glen Canyon expedition
Creator John E. Galley
Date 1940-06-04
Textual Date June 4, 1940
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; San Juan River (Colorado-Utah); Rivers; Fluvial landforms; Camp Necessity (San Juan River, Utah); Campsites; Talus (geology)
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--Photographs; Rapids--San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--Photographs
Spatial Coverage San Juan River (Colo.-Utah); San Juan County (Utah)
Latitude 37.179722
Longitude -110.900833
Additional Information The expedition started at the Goodridge Bridge in Mexican Hat, Utah, on June 3, 1940 and ended at Lee's Ferry, Arizona on June 10, 1940. Members of the expedition, Norman D. Nevills, John E. Galley and his wife Margaret Galley, Joe Borden and his wife Marion Border.
Collection Number and Name P0341 Norman D. and Doris Nevills Photograph Collection
Collection Name Norman D. and Doris Nevills
Finding Aid http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17126/
Relation is Part of Utah River Running Archives
Donated By/Purchased From Gift of daughters Joan Nevills-Staveley and Sandra Nevills Reiff in 1988.
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6h716dt
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1342472
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h716dt
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