Pictures
of the Hite Area
April, 2004
Views of the same area
in October 2002 can be seen here.
The view upriver
Zoomed in on the
upriver view of the Cataract Canyon take out
Upriver view zoomed
in on the confluence of the Dirty Devil and Colorado River (reborn).
Note the vast tamarisk
jungle wasteland on the silt plain in the bottom of the picture.
The view downriver
(the flowing river is hidden by the cliffs). The ramp at Hite Marina
sits above
pools of water.
The view downriver
showing the still-flowing river. Way in the distance is the slackwater
of
the head of Lake
Foul.
The new ramp for the Cataract Canyon take out.