Tag: Arkansas River
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Rafting bucket list: 3 iconic spots for whitewater rafting in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not all whitewater in Colorado is created equal. There is, for one, the whims of Mother Nature — the snowpack and runoff that determine flows and rapids. Then there’s Mother Nature’s artistry, her landscapes that…
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‘I’ve got more than 70,000 river miles’: Longtime Colorado pro details best of rafting around the West
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bill Dvorak, 72, might know more than anyone about rafting Colorado’s rivers. “I’ve got more than 70,000 river miles,” he reports from his outfitter between Buena Vista and Salida. “I think this is my 38th year on the Arkansas.” But his life on the water…
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With sooner snowmelt, Colorado rafting industry hoping as ever for summer reprieves
Mid-May saw abnormally low snowpack in Colorado’s southern mountains, leaving the whitewater rafting industry to wonder about enough runoff to sustain iconic rivers through the summer. “The heat is bringing a little extra snow down,” David Costlow, executive director of industry-stewarding Colorado River Outfitters Association, said this week. “We’d rather that stay put there right…
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NEWS | Some Coloradans’ drinking water still has highest radium levels in the nation
In rural areas along the Arkansas River, turning on the tap can mean a dose of radioactive water, with some of the nation’s highest recorded drinking water radium levels. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Historic ranch spanning 392 acres preserved in central Colorado
A familiar view for drivers en route to Salida is set to last forever, thanks to a conservation easement. The Trust for Public Land, Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust and Central Colorado Conservancy recently announced buying rights to preserve the land and water of a century-old ranch. Over the past decade, the Pridemore family has…
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Despite pandemic, Colorado Springs tourism season ‘historic’
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The Pikes Peak region’s tourism industry bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic in a big way this summer, posting numbers one tourism industry executive called “historic.” Doug Price, CEO of Visit Colorado Springs, said you can credit the March arrival of Southwest Airlines at the Colorado Springs Airport for boosting visitor numbers to historic levels.…
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Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival features water, land events, live music, contests
A cool, blue and frothy jewel snakes through Cañon City. That treasure is the Arkansas River, and water-lover Chris Moffett wants people to wake up and pay attention to its magnificence. He hopes the annual Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival in Centennial Park will contribute to his cause. The $5 event is Friday and Saturday in…
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Pueblo is giving and taking on the Arkansas River | Colorado River Towns
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pueblo, Colorado is so much more than industry. 9 miles of the Arkansas River that flows through town, providing a draw for tourism and wildlife. (Video by Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “Colorado River Towns | Pueblo”, “description”: “Pueblo, Colorado is so…
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Colorado River Towns | Pueblo
Pueblo, Colorado is so much more than industry. 9 miles of the Arkansas River that flows through town, providing a draw for tourism and wildlife. (Video by Katie Klann)
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In small Colorado town, an unlikely circus prevails | Colorful Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Welcome to the Salida Circus. Founder Jennifer Dempsey is giving kids in Colorado permission to succeed, fail, and try something new. (Video by Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “LIFE | Salida Circus”, “description”: “Welcome to the Salida Circus. Founder Jennifer Dempsey is…