Luke Runyon

3 days ago | aspenpublicradio.org | Luke Runyon

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.

1 week ago | kunc.org | Luke Runyon

What used to be a calm stretch of the Yampa River near Craig, Colo. now boasts a brand 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 act as the focal point of the city’s new effort to draw residents and tourists down to the river’s banks.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Luke Runyon

How many of Colorado’s wolves can die before experts raise the alarm? In the 18 months since Colorado Parks and Wildlife began the voter-mandated reintroduction of gray wolves, seven of the 25 wolves it has relocated …

Oct 15, 2024 | wunc.org | Luke Runyon

There’s a lot of anxiety about climate change shrinking Lake Powell, but it also means whitewater rapids upstream have re-emerged. Thrillseekers can now run them for the first time since the 1960s. Copyright 2024 NPR

Oct 15, 2024 | wlrn.org | Luke Runyon

There’s a lot of anxiety about climate change shrinking Lake Powell, but it also means whitewater rapids upstream have re-emerged. Thrillseekers can now run them for the first time since the 1960s. Copyright 2024 NPR