# First through the Grand Canyon

Author: Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902; Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931 [Editor]

Genre: Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74466

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=First+through+the+Grand+Canyon+Powell&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The Grand River has its source in the Rocky Mountains, five or six miles west of Long’s Peak, in latitude 40° 17′ and longitude 105° 43′ approximately. A group of little alpine lakes, that receive their waters directly from perpetual snow-banks, discharge into a common reservoir, known as Grand Lake, a beautiful sheet of water. Its quiet surface reflects towering cliffs and crags of granite on its eastern shore; and stately pines and firs stand on its western margin.

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER IX THE RIO VIRGEN AND THE U-IN-KA-RET MOUNTAINS[10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/first-through-the-grand-canyon-74466/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII THE GRAND CANYON OF THE COLORADO](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/first-through-the-grand-canyon-74466/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE GRAND AND GREEN TO THE MOUTH OF](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/first-through-the-grand-canyon-74466/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V FROM ECHO PARK TO THE MOUTH OF THE UINTA RIVER](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/first-through-the-grand-canyon-74466/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI FROM THE MOUTH OF THE UINTA RIVER TO THE JUNCTION OF THE](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/first-through-the-grand-canyon-74466/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV THE CANYON OF LODORE](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/first-through-the-grand-canyon-74466/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III FROM FLAMING GORGE TO THE GATE OF LODORE](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/first-through-the-grand-canyon-74466/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II FROM GREEN RIVER CITY TO FLAMING GORGE](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/first-through-the-grand-canyon-74466/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I THE VALLEY OF THE COLORADO](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/first-through-the-grand-canyon-74466/chapters/1/index.md)