Colorado river tour discussion

T.Dooley · 05-12-2008, 08:59 PM

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Colorado river tour

The Colorado River ('Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a river in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately 1450 miles, 2333 kilometers long, draining a part of the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The river's course takes you from the source in the impressive snow-covered mountain landscapes, over dams and lakes, through the deep eroded canyons and dry desert areas to the estuary in the Gulf of California. The existence of the Colorado River was first noted in the records of written history in September, 1539, when Francisco de Ulloa sailed to the head of the Gulf of California and rowed a short distance upstream. The Colorado River spring is La Poudre Pass Lake, located high in Rocky Mountain National Park, just west of the Continental Divide. "Grand River" is the name once applied to the Colorado River from its headwaters in Rocky Mountain National Park to its confluence with the Green River. This gave rise to several names including Grand Lake, Grand Valley and Grand Junction. The earliest appearance of this name on a map could be on the map by Henry Schenck Tanner from 1836. The name there replaces the name of Rio Rafael, which appears on many earlier maps. In 1921 Grand River was officially renamed to Colorado River.

About the "Colorado river tour":
Take a tour along the entire North American Colorado river from the spring in the Rocky Mountains more than 3200 meters, 10000 feets above sealevel, through hundreds of canyons including Grand Canyon, crossing dams and lakes like the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead and finally flowing into the Gulf of California. More than 600 placemarks, in average one at least every 4 km, 2.5 mile, guide you along the river. At the end of the placemark collection the 'overlays folder' offer various displays like national parks, the watershed, the river states and the river basin. Tour creator: Tom Kjeldsen, created may 2008. Recommended to be viewed as a 'Play tour' in Google Earth with terrain feature enabled.

T.Dooley · 05-13-2008, 03:58 PM

During the pinpointing of the tour I came to the Navajo Bridge. Using GE terrain feature I can only recommend driving very carefully!

Have fun.
Tom

sladys · 10-14-2008, 06:05 PM

StreetView:
http://maps.google.com/maps?layer=c&...H-6BkyiGDIROrA

La Poudre Pass Lake (Colorado river spring)

T.Dooley · 06-26-2009, 12:27 AM

Placemark viewpoint are adjusted to many of the more than 600 placemarks, as the current Google Earth version has a better and more seamless, sliding and smooth display when playing the tour ... Have a nice "GE rafting" along the long and winding course of this amazing and fascinating river

Crane · 06-26-2009, 02:24 AM

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05-12-2008, 08:59 PM	#1
T.Dooley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 188	Colorado river tour discussion This is a discussion thread for the following file: Colorado river tour The Colorado River ('Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a river in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately 1450 miles, 2333 kilometers long, draining a part of the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The river's course takes you from the source in the impressive snow-covered mountain landscapes, over dams and lakes, through the deep eroded canyons and dry desert areas to the estuary in the Gulf of California. The existence of the Colorado River was first noted in the records of written history in September, 1539, when Francisco de Ulloa sailed to the head of the Gulf of California and rowed a short distance upstream. The Colorado River spring is La Poudre Pass Lake, located high in Rocky Mountain National Park, just west of the Continental Divide. "Grand River" is the name once applied to the Colorado River from its headwaters in Rocky Mountain National Park to its confluence with the Green River. This gave rise to several names including Grand Lake, Grand Valley and Grand Junction. The earliest appearance of this name on a map could be on the map by Henry Schenck Tanner from 1836. The name there replaces the name of Rio Rafael, which appears on many earlier maps. In 1921 Grand River was officially renamed to Colorado River. About the "Colorado river tour": Take a tour along the entire North American Colorado river from the spring in the Rocky Mountains more than 3200 meters, 10000 feets above sealevel, through hundreds of canyons including Grand Canyon, crossing dams and lakes like the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead and finally flowing into the Gulf of California. More than 600 placemarks, in average one at least every 4 km, 2.5 mile, guide you along the river. At the end of the placemark collection the 'overlays folder' offer various displays like national parks, the watershed, the river states and the river basin. Tour creator: Tom Kjeldsen, created may 2008. Recommended to be viewed as a 'Play tour' in Google Earth with terrain feature enabled. Last edited by T.Dooley; 05-09-2009 at 02:54 PM.

05-13-2008, 03:58 PM	#2
T.Dooley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 188	During the pinpointing of the tour I came to the Navajo Bridge. Using GE terrain feature I can only recommend driving very carefully! Have fun. Tom __________________ Are you uptight, get downloose! Why not try a To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Also downloadable at To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. and To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by T.Dooley; 03-31-2009 at 03:12 PM.

06-26-2009, 12:27 AM	#4
T.Dooley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 188	Placemark viewpoint are adjusted to many of the more than 600 placemarks, as the current Google Earth version has a better and more seamless, sliding and smooth display when playing the tour ... Have a nice "GE rafting" along the long and winding course of this amazing and fascinating river __________________ Are you uptight, get downloose! Why not try a To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Also downloadable at To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. and To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by T.Dooley; 06-26-2009 at 03:48 PM. Reason: clarification...

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10-14-2008, 06:05 PM	#3
sladys Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Horuphav, Denmark Posts: 2,401	StreetView: http://maps.google.com/maps?layer=c&...H-6BkyiGDIROrA La Poudre Pass Lake (Colorado river spring)

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