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How to Kayak on the Colorado River
The Colorado River flows 1,450 miles from Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico by California, making it the seventh longest river in the U.S, according to the U.S. Geological...
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Colorado River Tourism
Stretching across 1,400 miles, the Colorado River cuts through a number of states, and helps form the borders of Arizona, California and Nevada. The Colorado River starts high up in the Rocky Mountains...
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Colorado River Floating Tours
The Colorado River is known best for the wild, raging whitewater that helped it to carve one of the greatest canyons in the entire world. However, the river also flows quietly in parts, through some of...
View ArticleColorado River History
One of the important waterways of the Western United States, the Colorado River flows for nearly 1,500 miles along the western side of the Rocky Mountains. Through Colorado, California, New Mexico,...
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How to Pan for Gemstones in Colorado Rivers & Streams
Gemstones usually are associated with hard rock mining, but they do occasionally turn up in the rivers and streams of Colorado. The state's terrain holds hundreds of different gems and minerals,...
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Points of Interest Near Lake Powell
A popular boating and recreation destination on the border of Utah and Arizona, Lake Powell was created out of Glen Canyon when the Colorado River was dammed in the mid-20th century. The desert...
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How to Swim in the Colorado River
The Colorado River runs approximately 1,450 miles, starting in the Colorado Rockies, traversing through five U.S. states and two Mexican states before emptying into the Gulf of California in Mexico....
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Lodging at Lake Powell
Lake Powell stretches for 186 miles from Northern Arizona into Southern Utah. This man-made lake, formed when the Glen Canyon Dam blocked the Colorado River in 1963, has almost 2,000 miles of shoreline...
View ArticleFishing at Willow Beach on the Colorado River
Willow Beach is a town on the Arizona side of the Colorado River, downstream from the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. The area around Willow Beach offers some of the top fishing on the river and is also one...
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National Parks Along the Colorado River
The mighty Colorado River begins flowing from the Rocky Mountains, then makes its way south and west until it reaches the Gulf of California. Years of river erosion have resulted in magnificent stone...
View ArticleCampgrounds on the Conejos River in Colorado
The Conejos River, which flows into the Rio Grande River, goes through southern Colorado and its San Juan Mountains. This area is a mecca for outdoor activities such as fishing, hiking and hunting....
View ArticleActivities by River Run Village in Keystone, Colorado
Keystone is the largest ski resort of Colorado's ski-centric Summit County, boasting 3,148 acres and 3,128 feet of vertical. Located at the skier's right end of Keystone, River Run offers direct access...
View ArticleCamping on the Purgatoire River in Colorado
Towering pines and picturesque mountain views can be seen from the Purgatoire River where it travels through Colorado. Campers in the area between the end of May and the beginning of October will find...
View ArticleInteresting Places on the Colorado River Near Blythe
Blythe is a small town in Riverside County, California, less than five miles west of the Arizona state line. The Colorado River cuts a swathe through the otherwise harsh Sonoran Desert. Human...
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Lodging Near the Florida River in Colorado
The Florida River flows in the southwestern area of Colorado into northeast New Mexico, eventually joining with the Animas River. This body of water runs through the communities of Ignacio and...
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Colorado River Vacations
The Colorado River is one of North America’s great waterways, dropping from the Never Summer Mountains in the Rockies through the evocative canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau and into the borderland...
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Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival
Cool weather signals the start of the hot air ballooning season in Arizona. The cooler the air, the less fuel it takes to heat the air inside the balloon and rise above the deserts. For hot areas like...
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South Platte River Boating Rules in Colorado
The South Platte River rises at over 11,500 feet in the mountains near Breckenridge and flows north and east through the Denver area and Greely until it reaches its confluence with the North Platte in...
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