Tag: Yampa River
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Chill over thrill: 6 spots for river tubing in Colorado this summer
While we earn our Colorado stripes by roaring through whitewater rapids, there’s nothing wrong with taking the slow lane once in a while. And nothing says summer like a relaxing float. Moulin Rouge! The Musical cast member Brayden Newby, front, tries to paddle his way into the current while setting off to float the South…
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What a rush: 4 bucket list whitewater rafting trips in Colorado
Whitewater runners hope always for years like last year, when unusually gracious snowpack melted to swell Colorado’s rivers. It meant days on the Dolores River, which only rarely rises through the remote, desert canyon of the southwest. The Dolores is but one river on this state’s bucket list. Gunnison Gorge: The late, prolific landscape photographer…
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In Colorado coal country, whitewater park plan represents new economic vision
A little town in northwest Colorado continues to dream big about a whitewater park — the “cornerstone” of a destination to proclaim a new economic destiny. That’s how Melanie Kilpatrick describes the Yampa River Corridor Project’s significance to Craig and Moffat County. For three years, Kilpatrick has been managing the project on behalf of the town.…
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Amid harsh drought, Colorado whitewater enthusiasts have high hopes for rafting season
From her home in Dolores, Rica Fulton has been looking around at a strange scene, as if from a dream. “There hasn’t been dry ground since December, which is sort of unheard of around here,” she said. “A lot of the old-timers are saying this hasn’t happened since the ‘90s.” New Colorado Springs mountain bike…
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Summer fishing bans ending for Yampa, Elk rivers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Multiple areas along the Yampa and Elk rivers reopened to fishing Thursday after bans were implemented over the summer, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Fishing bans have been lifted for the Elk River at…
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RIVER TOWNS: Steamboat Springs | Increasing temperatures threaten the Yampa
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — On a warm summer day in August, mountain bikers are all over the trails up on Mount Werner, home of the Steamboat Ski Resort. Families are strolling through the Yampa River Botanic Park, south of the heart of downtown. Cyclists are riding along the Yampa Core, a 7.5-mile bike trail that meanders…
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Voluntary afternoon fishing ban enacted for Yampa, Elk rivers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking anglers to avoid fishing after noon in sections of the Yampa River and Elk River due to low flows and warm water temperatures, officials said. The voluntary fishing ban began Tuesday for sections of the Yampa River that run…
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Voluntary fishing closure enacted on portions of Colorado River
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have enacted a voluntary fishing closure in portions of the Colorado River, citing low flows and warm water temperatures from the drought in the western part of the state,. The closure went into effect Wednesday between the Highway 9 bridge…
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Craig eyes recreation as one possibility for replacing extraction
CRAIG — With the impending closure of coal mines and power plants in northwest Colorado, Craig officials and river enthusiasts are hoping a long-overlooked natural resource just south of town can help create economic resilience. The city has applied for a $1.8 million grant from the federal Economic Development Agency for the Yampa River Corridor…
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Your 2021 Colorado bucket list for outdoor adventure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For better or for worse, the pandemic gave many of us more opportunities to achieve our outdoor goals. We crossed off much from our bucket lists in 2020. Yet still, Colorado never ceases to beckon. For your consideration this year: Pay respects to the ancestors…