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EPA · WyomingLONESOME LAKE—Whit Coleman belly flopped with style into some of Wyoming’s most famous alpine waters on Wednesday. Out on a father-son backpacking trip with friends, the Salt Lake City man took the plunge with an incredible backdrop: the Wind River Range’s Cirque of the Towers, a semi-circle of big-walled granite peaks that all top 12,000 feet. The dip was pleasant, he recalled later in the day. “It’s probably better that we didn’t know,” Colem…See the Story
Wyoming's crowded Lonesome Lake tops EPA's national survey for fecal contamination
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Nevada, United States · NevadaThe long-term drying of the American Southwest poses a gathering and measurable threat to hydropower generation in the Colorado River basin. Should Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam, continue to shrink, a substantial drop in the dam’s hydropower output is on the horizon. The diminished state of the lake and the potential severe […]Read Article
Once a showcase of American optimism and engineering, Hoover Dam faces new power generation declines
Craig · CraigListen to the audio version: 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 were selected to create just enough splashy holes to attract kayakers, and they act as the focal point of the city’s new effort to draw residents and tourists down to the river’s banks. On a breezy spring afternoon M…See the Story
When flows are low, river recreators seek out new allies and avoid making enemies - Aspen Journalism
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