Connectivity, of a Different Sort

Most people know the Colorado River as the adult-ish muddy torrent that scours the Grand Canyon and reveals the oranges, corals, rusts, and purples of that magnificent ditch.

Well, now you get to see the Colorado River as a baby. One thousand, four hundred fifty miles long, the Colorado is formed by trickles of snowmelt in Rocky Mountain National Park. As you can see, the snowmelt is trickling at a healthy rate today!

Thirty million people depend on this river. So, if you ever wonder if it really matters what happens upstream, the answer is yes. It really does matter what happens upstream.