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Colorado's Best Whitewater | The Arkansas River
Colorado's Best Whitewater | The Arkansas River
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The following news reports are about Colorado whitewater adventure on the Upper Arkansas River in Colorado.
Over the past weekend, I worked my way up I-70 and the right down the Arkansas River. Under the guidance of a particular Colorado dreamboat, a raft guide I know from my days as a ski instructor, was kind enough to take me down the river his day off. I am not a professional rafter and have only been rafting five times in my life, which I am told for a Colorado native is very low and I promise to work on my time dedication to the river. However, I had a blast on the trip and got some great advice from friends who live their life on our Colorado Rivers and gained more personal insight on the things that were key to making the day amazing. …
Read MoreBefore the summer started to wind down, a total of 14 Boy Scouts from local Boy Scout Troop No. 366 took off and braved the 50 degree waters of the Arkansas River for some whitewater rafting in Colorado.
The scouts embarked on the journey on Wednesday, July 20. On the way to their destination, they stopped and visited the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo.
While in Colorado, the scouts rafted two different stretches of the Arkansas River near Buena Vista. On the first day, the scouts took on Brown’s Canyon to hone their rafting skills.
The scouts then used their rafting skills to battle on Royal Gorge on the second day. Parts of both rafting excursions included Class 3, 4, and 5 rapids with Royal Gorge being more …
Read MoreWhen Dennis Wied first moved to Colorado more than 30 years ago, it never occurred to him to go rafting. But after a girlfriend asked him to go, "My response was, 'Yeah, sure. That sounds like fun,'" he said.
Today, 34 years after that first trip, rafting is how he makes his living.
As the owner of Raft Masters, Wied has one location in Cañon City and another in Idaho Springs. On a regular basis, he sees rafters from all over the country.
His local location, 2315 E. Main St., is one of 10 rafting outfitters in Cañon City. Because the area generally has warm weather and a variety of water conditions along the Arkansas River, it has been a popular rafting destination for years.
"People …
Read More on The Daily RecordAn early season tumble down Colorado’s most iconic stretch of raging river made me ponder this very question. A massive seasonal runoff, combining fast-melting snow with above-normal spring rainfall, made the state’s whitewater funnels exceptionally, well, white. And scary.
Our rafting outfitter raised the age limit for children the week we were set for a half-day excursion down the Arkansas River’s famous Brown’s Canyon section outside of Buena Vista. That put my youngest over the official cutoff by about a month. Yikes.
Although I live in Colorado, it had been well over a decade …
Read More on GrindTVArkansas River, Colo. (July 20, 2016) - Got stress? According to the American Psychiatric Association's 2015 Stress Report at StressInAmerica.org, Americans shoulder their fair share of it. We're all looking for stress-busting solutions and getting away from it all fuels the dreams of those who work inside and outside the home.
After all, what can be better than to surround oneself with spectacular scenery, exciting activities and rejuvenating, soul-soothing experiences? Colorado's Arkansas River is chock-full of a wide variety of adventures and escapes that offer a huge dose of health, well-being and peace-of-mind benefits.
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