On a day dedicated to green living, Lake Mead National Recreation Area decided to show off its roots.
Lake Mead/Hoover Dam
An environmental advocacy group has named the Colorado the nation’s most endangered river, just as federal forecasters sounded warnings about lower flows and deeper declines in Lake Mead.
All the glory goes to Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon, but Lake Mead continues to be the people’s park.