Splash, dunk, rinse, laugh, repeat. Since the 1970s, commercial whitewater rafting has been one of the most idealistic and adventurous ways to experience Colorado’s historic and wild canyon, mountain, ...

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 ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – The Yampa River's rafting season is running out of steam because of declining river flows. Rafting companies say it has been a brutal year, with water levels far below yearly ...

Whitewater rafting is incredibly exciting, and Colorado has plenty of rivers to enjoy the summertime activity. Here are eight rivers that provide some of the state's best whitewater rafting. 1. The ...

What used to be a calm stretch of the Yampa River near Craig, Colorado, now boasts a new set of rollicking whitewater rapids. They’re not the result of some new rockslide. The boulders in these rapids ...

Climate change is predicted to shrink the Colorado River. But right now, there's more snow melt than the river has seen in decades. That's good for fish, birds and people who enjoy rafting. Hey, the ...

Hey, the Rocky Mountains received a lot of snow last winter, and that melting snow has filled the streams that flow into the Colorado River. It is such a change that the surrounding states have paused ...

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