22 Oct Say Goodbye to a River
It's the title of John Graves' 1960 memoir of his trip along the Brazos River before a series of dams forever changed its landscape. And his. And ours. I'm reminded of what we all share of rivers altered and mostly forgotten when I see the Rio Grande near Las Cruces, New Mexico "turned off" each year. Yes, the flow from Caballo Dam near Truth or Consequences is throttled usually in early fall, and by the end of October you cross a bridge over a mostly dry sandy river bed--save...