Rafting the Piedra, Durango Colorado, USA Movie
Many things I did in the States before moving to Taiwan to teach English
upper Animas river rafting (level 4)
level 4 rafting through the upper Animas river near Rockwood, Colorado. Sponsored by Mountain Waters Rafting. Filmed by Nick Lund. Thanks Zach Hofer for the GoPro
Four Corners Adventures
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Spotlight: Experience Upper Animas River Whitewater Rafting with Mild to Wild Rafting and Jeep Tours
The Upper Animas River in southwest Colorado is one of the more infamous sections of whitewater in the US. A tight and technical river, the Upper Animas whitewater is not your average river trip.
Conquer continuous rapids and explore 14,000 foot peaks in the most spectacular and entertaining 26 miles of whitewater in Colorado. Considered to be one of the toughest commercially run trips in the United States, the Upper Animas river brings adventure enthusiasts from around the world to Durango, Colorado. Cascading creeks and waterfalls pour into the river as you face continuous sections of whitewater that leave your arms shaking from the constant paddling. Travel on the historic Durango & Silverton Train through the heart of Colorado’s largest wilderness area to access this adventure, a unique and rewarding way to start and/or end your adventure. All participants must be strong swimmers, in great physical condition, and able to paddle as the boat bounces, spins, and submerges! Mandatory pre-trip safety orientation includes a practice raft trip with a swim through a Class III rapid!
Looking for a great wilderness trip with lots of technical whitewater, but not quite the intensity of high-water runoff in June? As water levels lower in mid summer, so does the difficulty of the trip. Age recommendations drop to 14 for the Needleton Section and the trip lowers in intensity from extreme to advanced with one portage for those rafters who are under age 16 or do not want to run the bigger rapid. The ability to walk around the Class V rapids at more moderate water levels allows a larger spectrum of river enthusiasts to experience this magical Colorado rafting trip.
PIKES PEEK, GARDEN OF THE GODS, SEVEN FALLS, COLORADO, USA
Tren hasta Pikes Peek, donde en un dia claro, se alcanzan a ver hasta tres estados, Garden of the Gods, con sus bellas piedras rojas y blancas, dependen su color de lo que esten formadas, y Seven Falls, una caida de agua, que como su nombre lo indica tiene siete caidas, y se puede subir por una escalera hasta la primera caida., todo es en el Estado de Colorado.
Upper Animas River Rafting with Mild to Wild
Start living you adventure by commenting and sharing! The Upper Animas brings adventure enthusiasts from around the world to Durango, Colorado. It is the quintessential whitewater experience! At high water, many consider Upper Animas River rafting to be the most difficult commercially run trip in the United States. 14,000 foot peaks rise from the banks of the river as you face continuous sections of whitewater that leave your arms shaking from the constant paddling. Cascading creeks and waterfalls pour into the river as you tackle the exciting rapids.
River Rafting in Durango
River rafting in Durango, CO. in July 2014 with the wife. Jon was our guide with Mild 2 Wild White Water Rafting.
Music by: Arctic Monkeys and Sombear
SOS Kayaking with Surf the San Juans
Learn Whitewater Kayaking tips from Surf the San Juans in this edition of School of Skills.
Family Road Trip: The Four Corners Monument
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Wanderflux - Visions
Covinos - The Come Down
Well here is out final leg of our overland and camping road trip. We we're looking at the map over dinner one night and realized we could be at our cabin in Prescott in about 6 and a half hours. After asking the kids what they wanted to do, we decided to break camp early the next morning and hit the road. I had fully intended on capturing some footage of that but after camping for six days, we were eager to get to a hot shower so in a hurry, we packed and didn't setup the cameras. We did have a few sights that we wanted to see. One in particular was the Four Corners National Monument. If you're unfamiliar with that, it is where Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado meet making a nice symmetrical shape. The beauty about visiting it on a weekday was that there wasn't a line to take a picture. In the photo if you look close, we're all standing in different states technically. The one thing Jack was excited about before leaving was trying to catch a chipmunk. We had one that hung around camp a lot so I found a stick and tied a marshmallow on the end. Eventually he came up and tried to haul it off but he couldn't so he just ate it right there. We had a good chuckle over that. The kids were excellent on the way home, we just stopped often again keeping them moving and not getting upset. Overall this trip was a blast. I am so excited to be able to provide these kids of experiences to my children and love that they enjoy it as much as I do. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more adventures!!!
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Durango Kayaking
Fly fishing the Animas River in Durango from a kayak, and getting ejected from an inflatable kayak in the whitewater park
No Name on the Upper Animas, June 2016
Helmet Cam footage of No Name on the Upper Animas
Bakers Box at the low side of high water!
A tour down bakers at about 900cfs on the tall timber gauge.
Surfing the Animas | Kayaking Durango, CO 6- 6-15
Just a quick video I took with an iPhone, while walking on the river. Surfing the Animas at Smelter rapid.
At the new river park, Durango, CO 6- 6-15.
Flow 4300 CFM
IDAHO FALLS - COLORADO
IDAHO FALLS - IDAHO FALLS, COLORADO
SW Conservation Corp thins forests in fire season
back on the firewatch again tonight-- conservation crews were busy in durango thinning out trees in a durango park today. reporter liz lastra spoke to people from the southwest conservation corps about what they're doing. adam tew is in class. today class is dalla mountain park in durango. these last 3 days will be actual field time -- trigger time -- out practicing the southwest conservation corps is using this training time to thin out forests
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06:47 pm and help reduce the spread of fires. what we have here is an overgrown ecosystem and if a fire does start here not only does i t threaten area homes but it also threatens to desty the entire forest kent grant with the colorado state forest service says cutting down trees is necessary in today's forests.
San Miguel Raft Trip
Overnight fun run down the San Miguel with a few of my guide buddies.
Residents demand health answers as mine spill fouls rivers
YOUR DESCRIPTION HAS REACHED THE LIMIT OF CHARACTERS ALLOWED AND WAS CUT. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Farmers, towns and tribes slammed water-intake gates shut as a sludge-laden plume from a Colorado mine spill rolled down principal rivers in the desert Southwest on Monday, prompting local officials and families to demand answers about possible long-term threats from heavy metals borne along by the spill. Colorado and New Mexico declared stretches of the Animas and San Juan rivers to be disaster areas as the orange-colored waste stream estimated to be 100 miles long churned downstream toward Lake Powell in Utah after the spill Wednesday at the abandoned Gold King mine. The Navajo Nation, which covers parts of New Mexico, Utah and Arizona, also declared an emergency as it shut down water intake systems and stopped diverting water from the San Juan River. Members of the tribal council were frustrated during a special meeting Monday and echoed the sentiment of New Mexico officials that the federal government needs to be held accountable. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, who toured the region over the weekend, said she was heartbroken and called the spill a catastrophe. It's absolutely devastating, she said. The 3 million gallons of mine waste included high concentrations of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. Workers with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accidentally unleashed the spill as federal and contract workers inspected the abandoned mine site near Silverton, Colorado. The EPA has said the contaminants were rolling too fast to be an immediate health threat. Experts and federal environmental officials say they expect the river system to dilute the heavy metals before they pose a longer-term threat. The EPA said stretches of the rivers would be closed for drinking water, recreation and other uses at least through Aug. 17. Dissolved iron in the waste turned the long plume an alarming orange-yellow - a look familiar to old-time miners who call it yellow boy - so the water appears worse aesthetically than it actually is, in terms of health, said Ron Cohen, a civil and environmental engineering professor at the Colorado School of Mines. Tests show some of the metals have settled to the bottom and would dissolve only if conditions became acidic, which isn't likely, Cohen said. The best course for the EPA would be to leave the metals where they settle, he said, noting that next spring's mountain snowmelt would help dilute the contaminants further and flush them downstream. No die-off of wildlife along the river has yet been detected. Federal officials say all but one of a test batch of fingerling trout deliberately exposed to the water survived over the weekend. As a precaution, state and federal officials along the river system have ordered public water systems to turn off intake valves as the plume passes. Boaters and fishing groups have been told to avoid affected stretches of the Animas and San Juan rivers, which are crowded with rafters and anglers in a normal summer. Congress members, state officials and residents contend the EPA is not providing quick answers about long-term impacts from the spill. There are more people who want to know, How are we going to protect our families? How long am I not going to be able to shower at my house? Navajo Council members and New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn said the EPA needs to compensate those who have been affected. The state also has demanded that the federal government develop a plan for helping farmers who have been left without irrigation water. In Cedar Hill, New Mexico, a family farm that serves as many as 3,000 customers in the Four Corners region has been forced to stop irrigating dozens of acres of crops. D'rese Sutherland of Sutherland Farmers said she received advanced warning from farmer friends in Colorado last week about the approaching plume. By the weekend, without any rain, we'll be in trouble, she said. There's nothing we can do but wait and see what happens. Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, expressing concern over the failure of the agency to notify New Mexico sooner about the problem. They also asked that the federal agency develop a plan for dealing with the lack of water for communities in San Juan County and the Navajo Nation. The EPA released a statement saying it was sharing information as quickly as possible with the public as its experts evaluate any effects of the spill. It also provided information about its claims process. Recreational businesses along the rivers said they were losing thousands of dollars. We had lots of trips booked. Right now we're just canceling by the day, said Drew Beezley, co-owner of 4 Corners Whitewater in Durango, Colorado. He
Durango kayaking July 2014
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