1901: A Canyon Odyssey
1901
There beneath the August sun
A daring survey undertaken on the fly
Colorado would request
Divert the river water west
For The Uncompahgre Valley was too dry
There'd been one attempt before
And they needed to know more
Than what Bryant saw from base camps on the rim
When the challenge whet their thirst
Two men planned to be the first
To take the canyon floor route cut from deep within
There's only one way the water flows
Through a passage no one knows
Heading down the Canyon Black
They could never turn their back
Staring down the Barrel of the Gunnison
The Journey started as they planned
With support from a third man
Who hiked the the old trail high above the river's hood
There beneath the August sun
A daring survey undertaken on the fly
Colorado would request
Divert the river water west
For The Uncompahgre Valley was too dry
There'd been one attempt before
And they needed to know more
Than what Bryant saw from base camps on the rim
When the challenge whet their thirst
Two men planned to be the first
To take the canyon floor route cut from deep within
There's only one way the water flows
Through a passage no one knows
Heading down the Canyon Black
They could never turn their back
Staring down the Barrel of the Gunnison
The Journey started as they planned
With support from a third man
Who hiked the the old trail high above the river's hood
Credits
Writer(s): Jeremy Garrett, Andy Hall, Chris Pandolfi, Travis Book, Andy Falco, Travis Mckeveny
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