When Sean Glackin launch the first whitewater race series a little over a decade ago, he persuaded Forrest Knapp to be in charge of safety by offering him dinner at a new-at-the-time place called Mountain.
As snow melts on the mountaintops, rivers are flowing in Eagle County. The pull of the river is strong; the broad, steady-looking expanses are enticing to those looking to relax on the water, while rushing.