Tag: The Colorado River

Ken Sleight Remembers, Part 5: The 60s, “Memories of Escalante”…by Ken Sleight

by stiles • June 1, 2015 • 2 Comments

I had taken many trips down the Colorado River through Glen Canyon, and I found many priceless experiences. But as 1963 approached, at 34 years of age, the dam’s effects thrust my mind into an upsetting quandary. That year the…

Ken Sleight Remembers, Part 3: The Early 1950s, War and the Longing for Red Rocks.

by stiles • February 2, 2015 • 0 Comments

At twenty-one years of age, in 1950, I went through a hellish year, as national and international events seemed to pull me into areas in which I had little control. Distractions were many. Continuous war talk left my mind immobilized,…