The Upper Colorado River: Lifeblood of the West

Michael Lewis, left and Thomas Ball, both from Main, gut an elk they shot on Roy Savage’s land, who watches while holding his 4-year-old daughter Abigail. Savage grew up ranching, but sold his cattle because of the drought. Savage has been able to keep his land by allowing gas and oil companies to drill on […]

Michael Lewis, left and Thomas Ball, both from Main, gut an elk they shot on Roy Savage’s land, who watches while holding his 4-year-old daughter Abigail. Savage grew up ranching, but sold his cattle because of the drought. Savage has been able to keep his land by allowing gas and oil companies to drill on it. Photo by Heather Rousseau

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