The playground that flows through Chaffee County delivered the goods this summer, with fat waves and tourist dollars churning out what Bob Hamel calls a
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Colorado’s rivers and streams are rising after a year of pandemic quarantine and social distancing, and the anticipation of rafters and kayakers is rising as well. But water resource experts
What will Bike Week look like?
Bikers line up at the start of the Mae-West Memorial âFor the love of petsâ Ride on Monday, June 11, 2108. The bikers left from Weirs Beach, rode through local scenic towns around the Lakes Region and ended at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway for raffles and music. The ride benefits the New Hampshire Humane Society. GEOFF FORESTER
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Motorcycle Week is just under four months away, but with the coronavirus pandemic an ongoing concern, questions are emerging about exactly how this year’s event will look.
The city council said Monday that it wants to discuss plans for the annual rally at its next meeting.
While many unknowns still linger about the lease of the Tennessee Pass rail line announced on New Yearsâ Eve, rafting outfitters are concerned about the return of train service on the tracks along the Arkansas River, which have been unused since 1997.
âWe were kinda hit by it at the 11th hour, basically,â said Bob Hamel, executive director of the Arkansas River Outfitterâs Association. On Tuesday, the AROA voted unanimously to write a letter of opposition to the lease.
âWeâre obviously very concerned about what the cargo is,â Hamel said. âWe know we have this rail line here with the potential that it could open again, after millions and millions of dollars of repair and upgrading. But our biggest concern is the type of cargo it might present.â