n November 7, about 70 gcrg members, science types, Park folks, and other interested parties met at the Museum of Northern Arizona¹s Colton House in Flagstaff for the annual gcrg Fall Meeting. We highly suspect that a large percentage of people were there to enjoy Martha Clark¹s exceptional cuisine, but be that as it may, everyone got involved in some great talks and presentations by visiting speakers, with a lot of good questions and discussions thrown in. We began the morning with a discussion of guide benefits and wages, Dave Wegner dropped by to give us the latest heads-up on Glen Canyon Institute¹s efforts to decommission Glen Canyon Dam and Linda Jalbert updated us on the crmp process.

After lunch, Katherine Roberts from nau and Bill Stewart from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne and gcmrc gave presentations on two social studies research projects being done on the Colorado River. The nau study involves computer modeling of river trip distribution and use of the corridor; the gcmrc study looks at attitudes and preferences among recreational users of the corridor. Stay tuned for more information about all such studies being done in relation to the crmp revision. We had a brief but rousing discussion of the Wilderness issue and the questionnaire (see articles in this issue), and Andre led us in a short discussion of the ³recreational resource.² What exactly is important about this resource that we want to protect, and how does the operation of Glen Canyon Dam potentially affect those values?

After a fabulous dinner of tamales and fixin¹s, Katie Lee regaled us with songs and excerpts from her new book (reviewed in this issue) and Green Sky took our minds off all the politics and proceedings with music and troubadoring around the rooms of the Colton House. A long day, but a great one. You shoulda been there. Gcrg would like to thank everyone who made the Fall Meeting possible: the Museum of Northern Arizona and Martha Clark, for hosting and feeding us so wonderfully; all the folks who helped Martha in the kitchen; our esteemed speakers and presenters; Teva Sport Sandals, for sponsoring the food for the event and for providing free t-shirts and sandals for participants; Katie Lee and Green Sky for the music; and last but far from least, Lynn Hamilton, for her tireless note-taking, computer-jockeying and astute commentary on issues and discussions. We truly could not do it without you. You make a great Trip Leader!