Mountains and Water
For a moment I was weightless. Then, darkness. The world sped past me as a duality; hard and cold. The hard parts of my world hurt, hitting my knees and...
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Missing Rivers
I’m about two and a half months back into the academic grind at the University of Colorado Boulder, and life is good. My classes are interesting, grades are decent, I...
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My mother was the best mom a kid could have had – my Dad was great too! So my mom instilled in me from the start to appreciate nature, so...
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Mama River
My Dad, Sven, aka Svengali – introduced me to the Grand Canyon in my early teens with crazy hiking adventures. When I graduated from ASU, we went RAFTING with OARS...
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Rafting Gates of Lodore to Split Mountain with Colorado Outward Bound School teacher’s practicum in 1969, Course C-39T, Craig Hafner course leader. Photo ended up in the next Green River...
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Love on the Rio Grande
My story began in 2013. I felt “coerced” into participating in Outdoor Leadership School. My supervisor at the University of Texas Recreational Sports Outdoor Program had somewhat convinced and somewhat...
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Lava Falls at 100,000CFS
In 1983, Mike Taggett, the founder of Chums, was embarking upon his third year as a boatman with Martin Litton’s Grand Canyon Dories in the Grand Canyon. A...
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It’s More Than a River, It’s Our Way of Life
When I look at the river, I’m seeing life. I’m seeing my partner, who helps me make a living, who helps me water my crops so I can feed myself...
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