THE HIDDEN CANYON
Plate 55. Mile 98. Crystal Rapid (7—10). Before 1966, Crystal posed no problems for river runners. Then, a huge flashflood brought boulders the size of washing machines into the river, choking the channel and creating what many boatmen consider to be the Colorado’s roughest challenge.

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