The Tomichi Route is very rocky, mostly scree down to the water, while the Warner Route, the longest of the three south rim descents, is best suited for an overnight excursion. The Gunnison Route is the easiest way down.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: The hanging staircase through geologic time
But the sprawling Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, straddling the Gunnison River for 14 miles, offers the most exciting, scenic and challenging one-mile trek we’ve encountered.
La Niña conditions likely to prevail in ’99-’00
TOPEX/Poseidon has detected lower than normal sea-surface heights in the eastern North Pacific and unusually high sea-surface heights in the western and mid-latitude Pacific.
Wildfire ecology in the western United States, part 4
Although humans have long shaped their landscapes through deliberate use of fire, Allen says fire patterns in the Southwest have largely been driven by the region’s weather patterns.
Wildfire ecology in the western United States, part 3
In the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada, and the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, researchers are grappling with a fire and invasive species problem similar to that affecting Great Basin shrub lands.
Wildfire ecology in the western United States, part 2
Fire management and restoration programs in the Sierra National Parks now reflect much of what researchers like van Wagtendonk and Stephenson have learned about the behavior and ecology of wildfires. The current prescribed burning program, says Stephenson, is highly successful.
Wildfire ecology in the western United States, part 1
Scientists and managers in the Sierra Nevada parks have long recognized the essential nature of fire in these forests and have responded over the years with an increasingly sophisticated fire restoration program using both prescribed burns and natural fires.