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Surviving the frozen Colorado, 1931

Arizona Capitol Reports Staff//January 9, 2011//[read_meter]

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Surviving the frozen Colorado, 1931

Surviving the frozen Colorado, 1931

Arizona Capitol Reports Staff//January 9, 2011//[read_meter]

Eighty years ago this month, two intrepid would-be entrepreneurs spent a harrowing 12 days traveling upstream on the ice-choked Colorado River from Lee’s Ferry to Rainbow Bridge, battling frigid waters...

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