The river spread out, between and around a large number of pretty islands bearing thick cottonwood groves.

The shallowness of the water caused our keels to touch occasionally, but the current was comparatively slow and we were not disturbed over it.

Powell hesitated as to calling this place Rainbow or Island Park, the choice eventually falling to the latter.

The valley is only three or four miles long in a straight line.

Shortly before sunset we had the disappointment of reaching the end of it, and immediately below the place where we camped the rocks closed sharply together once more.