Showing the film "Remains of a River"
Could you make a 1,700-mile kayak trip? Come to the November 5 meeting of the Sierra Club San Gorgonio Chapter to learn about two adventurers who did just that. The 47-minute film Remains of a River is the story of two friends on a journey of 113 days on an endangered river.
The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands
From the mountains of Wyoming to the lettuce fields of Mexico, past dams and reservoirs and diversion canals, through plains and canyons and the lights of Las Vegas, Will Stauffer-Norris and Zak Podmore hiked, paddled and slogged their way down the Green and Colorado Rivers to the sea. Remains of a River is an unforgettable story of their friendship and adventure.
No adventure is ever simple. Will and Zak’s journey points out areas of environmental degradation while at the same time passing through some of the most breathtaking scenery in North America.
When they started their adventure in the fall of 2011, Will and Zak had just graduated from Colorado College. They were acting as field researchers for the college’s State of the Rockies Project, which sponsored their trip. Both were already expert kayakers. Will, an accomplished photographer, was the videographer, director and producer. The film is narrated by Zak, who also writes a blog on Western environmental issues for the Huffington Post.
Remains of a River was premiered earlier this year at the Colorado Environmental Film Festival and is on the short list for the Reel Paddling Film Festival World Tour. In addition to the November 5 film showing at the San Gorgonio Chapter meeting and at other public showings, it is streamed online at http://vimeo.com/42127599.
Programs begin at 7:30 p.m. at the San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands
