The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

Eroded sedimentary layers in a dry desert climate.

Desert flora

Desert flora

Desiccated stream or lake bed with characteristic polygons

Classic series of gullies formed from water erosion.

Sparse vegetation in a dry climate characterizes the Colorado Plateau. A bridge crosses the Colorado River in the lower left.

Hardly any vegetation at all on the yellow sandstone and reddish interlayered shale and sandstone. The wise traveller would carry some extra water on this road.

A small stream has cut through the sandstone and overlying red formations of the Colorado Plateau. The occasional spectacular thunderstorms and melting winter snows probably fill this small river and add to its erosive power.

Lake Powell above Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River.

Dry washes such as these can be very dangerous places if there are upstream thunderstorms followed by flash flooding.

Dry washes such as these can be very dangerous places if there are upstream thunderstorms followed by flash flooding.

Beavertail cactus and other desert flora characteristic of the dry climate of the American Southwest.

Dry washes such as these can be very dangerous places if there are upstream thunderstorms followed by flash flooding.

Rules and Regulations Number 14: WARNING: BEWARE OF FLASH FLOODS

Beavertail cactus, common in desert climate of the American Southwest.

Beavertail cactus, common in desert climate of the American Southwest.

Roadside scene

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

Rainy season - playing in an intermittent stream

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.

The Vietnam experience of Dr. William Bolhofer. As a young army infantryman he served in Vietnam. Approximately 25 years later he served the United States again in helping negotiate an agreement with Vietnam for the exchange of meteorological data.