Tag: whitewater sports
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Rafter dies after falling into creek near Denver
DENVER — Another person has died in a rafting accident in Colorado. On Monday, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office says 46-year-old Christian Sheetz of Summit County died after the private raft he was riding in with his wife capsized near Buena Vista. His wife managed to swim to shore but Sheetz was swept downstream. His…
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Rafter dies after falling into creek near Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Another person has died in a rafting accident in Colorado. On Monday, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office says 46-year-old Christian Sheetz of Summit County died after the private raft he was riding in…
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Free fishing, paddleboarding, climbing and more at Colorado Springs Get Outdoors Day
Frank McGee includes a favorite quote in his slideshow presentations. It’s from Baba Dioum, who in 1968 spoke to the General Assembly of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. “In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand…
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Glenwood Springs wants new whitewater parks, but Colorado Springs could stand in the way
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The city of Glenwood Springs is seeking recreational water rights for three potential whitewater parks on the Colorado River — but it has yet to come to terms with Colorado Springs, Aurora and the Colorado Water Conservation Board. The Aspen Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/2bYEiIS ) that Glenwood Springs has already reached understandings…
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Body of Colorado rafter found
DINOSAUR — Searchers have found the body of a rafter missing in the Green River near the Colorado-Utah border since Friday. The body of 62-year-old Sandra Wolder of Aurora, Colorado was found Sunday trapped underwater in the roots of a large downed tree in the river in Dinosaur National Monument. Authorities say Wolder fell in…
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Body of Colorado rafter found
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DINOSAUR — Searchers have found the body of a rafter missing in the Green River near the Colorado-Utah border since Friday. The body of 62-year-old Sandra Wolder of Aurora, Colorado was found Sunday trapped underwater…
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Colorado opens river to boating after mine spill
SALT LAKE CITY — A river in Colorado that was turned sickly yellow by a mine waste spill reopened Friday after the now-diluted toxic plume passed through and reached Lake Powell — a huge reservoir 300 miles downstream that feeds the Colorado River and supplies water to the Southwest. Water officials, however, said the plume…
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Colorado opens river to boating after mine spill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SALT LAKE CITY — A river in Colorado that was turned sickly yellow by a mine waste spill reopened Friday after the now-diluted toxic plume passed through and reached Lake Powell — a huge reservoir…
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High water brings massive changes to weekend Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forget all the old Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival details. Except for the time and place, so much has changed. Because of the heavy amount of water flowing in the Arkansas River, officials made mass changes.…
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High water brings massive changes to weekend Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival
Forget all the old Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival details. Except for the time and place, so much has changed. Because of the heavy amount of water flowing in the Arkansas River, officials made mass changes. And included in the cancellations was the most popular event. “We didn’t want to have to make these decisions, but…