Singer, Arizona activist Katie Lee dies at 98

Source: Arizona Daily Sun

Author, musician and environmental activist Katie Lee died Wednesday in Jerome, Ariz. at the age of 98 according to a press release on her website written by her friend, Diane Rapaport.

Lee grew up in Tucson and made a career as a folk singer and a Hollywood actress, but became attached to the Colorado River during a trip with a friend in 1953. She became one of the early female river runners in the earliest days of river running.

Lee was well known for her love of the Colorado River, especially Glen Canyon before the dam and Lake Powell were created.

The river trip gave her a new perspective on the canyon. "The Grand is an experience no matter how you see it," Lee said in an interview in 2012. "You see it from the top down, it's a knockout. If you see it halfway down you'll get another impression. If you go from the bottom up, it's a totally different world."

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