West Elk Air owner says it was no picnic; he landed because a passenger was ill. He was cited for a similar offense in Colorado this year.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
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To bolt or not to bolt? Federal proposals to ban climbing anchors sparks a wilderness climbing outcry.
Federal land managers are weighing a policy to prohibit fixed anchors in wilderness, stirring protest from climbers and legislation from lawmakers
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At Colorado’s largest reservoir, one national park scientist shifts her focus to toxic algae
Blue-green algae is native to Colorado’s largest reservoir. Two research projects seek reasons for its toxic bloom at Blue Mesa and how to stop it.
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A 120-year-old water tunnel beneath the mountains is the Uncompahgre Valley’s lifeline. We went inside.
MONTROSE — After more than a half-hour splashing through the dank dark of one of the world’s longest irrigation tunnels, Dennis Veo grins in the sunshine showering the cliffs of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River. “The guys who did this were dang sharp,” says Veo, the operations manager of the Uncompahgre Valley Water […]
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Changing the way people access the burliest waters in the country: Mancos’ Alpacka Raft crafts “a new way to see the world”
GAMECHANGERS, a Colorado Sun series on innovators who are changing the way we play outdoors. GUNNISON RIVER — Thor Tingey calls it “a personal first descent.” “We really like showing people places where they can find their own adventure and exploration without necessarily traveling to the ends of the Earth,” says Tingey, who sparked his […]