River@Risk » 4-On the Road

Ronald at work

Ronald de Hommel / Johannes Abeling — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:52:04 +0000

Ronald at work at the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon fire hazard

Ronald de Hommel / Johannes Abeling — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:37:40 +0000

The north rim of the Grand Canyon is much less visited than the southern side. The area is very dry and forest fires have destroyed large parts of the area.

Large areas of the Kaibab forest on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon have been destroyed by fire.

The backside of the Hooverdam

Johannes Abeling / Ronald de Hommel — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:23:09 +0000

On the backside of the Hoover Dam it is clearly visible how much the water level of Lake Mead has gone down in recent years. Due to a decade-long draught, levels in the Colorado have kept sinking.

North Rim Grand Canyon

Johannes Abeling / Ronald de Hommel — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:17:28 +0000

Johannes at the North rim of the Grand Canyon.

Ronald at work

Ronald de Hommel / Johannes Abeling — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:09:00 +0000

Ronald at the parking lot of the Hacienda hotel after a successful phone call. This hotel on the shore of Lake Mead is the closest hotel and casino to the Hoover Dam in Nevada.

Arrival in LA

Johannes Abeling / Ronald de Hommel — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:59:40 +0000

We arrived in LA. The road trip starts tomorrow. Second stop: Hoover Dam.

Desert and Water, from the air

Johannes Abeling / Ronald de Hommel — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:55:26 +0000

The first views of a desert lake, from our KLM flight to LA.