Cataract Canyon - Below a fast stretch of water in Cataract Canyon, Utah. The pinnacles topping the 1500-foot wall show what this region was called the Land of Standing Rocks by the Ute Indians.

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Title Cataract Canyon - Below a fast stretch of water in Cataract Canyon, Utah. The pinnacles topping the 1500-foot wall show what this region was called the Land of Standing Rocks by the Ute Indians.
Photo Number P1049n1_10_03
Description Photo of a scene along the Colorado River in Cataract Canyon, Utah. Taken during Harold H. Leich's river voyage down the Colorado River in 1933
Keywords Utah; Rivers and Lakes; Colorado River; Boats and boating
Subject Cataract Canyon (Utah)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Kayaking--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Rivers--Recreational use--Utah--Photographs
Additional Information Photos taken during Harold Herbert Leich's attempt to run the Colorado from its source in the Rockies to the sea in 1933. His boat sank in Cataract Canyon, and it took him several days to walk out to civilization. For further information, see Manuscripts ACCN 1973
Spatial Coverage Cataract Canyon (Utah); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Collection Number and Name P1049 Harold Herbert Leich Photograph Collection
Collection Name Harold Herbert Leich
Relation is Part of Utah River Running Archives
Date 1933
Textual Date 1933
Creator Leich, Harold H.
Original Source N/A
Donated By/Purchased From The collection was donated by Jeffrey R. Leich and Harold M. Leich in September 2002.
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6cz3w2c
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 961537
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz3w2c
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