rafting the colorado is a breath-taking experience, it s a slow and sometimes bumpy ride through ancient time at a moment when it seems like the earth s clock is speeding up. even here the effect of climate change, rapid growth and water overconsumption are threatening the very existence of this river. we boat through cataract canyon, it s the best roller coaster in north america. class 5 rapids all the way down when it s high water and yet my most dangerous part of my job is when i get to this ramp. it s extremely dangerous. reporter: the river has shrunk so much that it s nearly impossible for colorado river guides like this man to pull boats out of the you have guides putting roller tubes underneath boats. as that boat is pulled up, guides are running and putting tubes under until we get to flat land on top like ancient
as spiritual as i imagined. and if you look way into the distance, it s just one big, flat land of desert. but let s see. majuli island is home to 22 monasteries or sattras initially established in the 16th century by the assamese guru sankardev. boys are instructed from a very young age in the religion he preached, vaishnavism, an offshoot of hinduism. the monks are celibate and, according to their beliefs, they worship only one god, follow a vegetarian diet and reject the caste system.
he laughs to avoid the queue, there is a sneaky way out, which basically involves climbing onto another boat and going down the steps that way. do you know what? i think i m going to take that one. well, here we are on land. it doesn t look quite as spiritual as i imagined. and if you look way into the distance, it s just one big, flat land of desert. but let s see. majuli island is home to 22 monasteries or sattras initially established in the 16th century by the assamese guru sankardev.
to get off the boat. he laughs to avoid the queue, there is a sneaky way out, which basically involves climbing onto another boat and going down the steps that way. do you know what? i think i m going to take that one. well, here we are on land. it doesn t look quite as spiritual as i imagined. and if you look way into the distance, it s just one big, flat land of desert. but let s see. majuli island is home to 22 monasteries or sattras initially established in the 16th century by the assamese guru sankardev.
do you know what? i think i m going to take that one. well, here we are on land. it doesn t look quite as spiritual as i imagined. and if you look way into the distance, it s just one big, flat land of desert. but let s see. majuli island is home to 22 monasteries or sattras initially established in the 16th century by the assamese guru sankardev. boys are instructed from a very young age in the religion he preached, vaishnavism, an offshoot of hinduism.