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Lake Powell has shimmered between Glen Canyon’s reddish sandstone walls along the Arizona-Utah border since the dam was completed in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025

Lake Powell has shimmered between red canyon walls along the Arizona-Utah border since Glen Canyon Dam was completed in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Lake Powell has shimmered between red canyon walls since Glen Canyon Dam was completed in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Amid the gloom of renewed controversy, Aaron’s legacy has shimmered once again.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2021

The island has shimmered with architectural possibility since being sold back to the people of New York for a dollar, in 2003.

From The New Yorker • May 16, 2016