![Looking downstream from Lees Ferry, Arizona, on Sept. 24. The location is the only place for hundreds of miles with direct access to the Colorado River. John Doyle Lee used a ferry to shuttle settlers across the river in the mid-1900s. The site is now used as a launching spot for rafters who plan to voyage through the Grand Canyon. Photo credit: Denver Water.](/sites/default/files/tap_featured_images//Lees-Ferry-sunrise-looking-downstream-scaled.jpg)
Looking downstream from Lees Ferry, Arizona, on Sept. 24. The location is the only place for hundreds of miles with direct access to the Colorado River. John Doyle Lee used a ferry to shuttle settlers across the river in the mid-1900s. The site is now used as a launching spot for rafters who plan to voyage through the Grand Canyon. Photo credit: Denver Water.