President Obama can protect Browns Canyon
By Tom Plant www.dailycamera.com Posted: 07/08/2012 President Obama has a unique opportunity to do something truly monumental by making Browns Canyon a National Monument. Browns Canyon, located near Salida, is a unique experience and one of my favorite whitewater destinations in the nation. As a college student, I spent two summers as a guide, leading
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Browns Canyon access will remain the same
Ericka Kastner, Mail Staff WriterTheMountainMail.com With a single exception reflected in one proposed map, all currently allowed use and access in Browns Canyon Wilderness Study Area will continue whether or not the area is designated as a national monument or wilderness area. U.S. Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) said all roads and trails that presently accommodate
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Natural assets are our most reliable economic drivers
Democrat Mark Udall, ColumnistTheMountainMail.com From the West Slope to the San Luis Valley to the eastern plains, Colorado has been blessed with some of the country’s most spectacular natural resources. For many of us, the outdoors is why we have chosen to live and do business in Colorado. It is one of the ways we define
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Why Browns Canyon should be a national monument
By DP Opinion http://blogs.denverpost.com/eletters/2012/06/14/browns-canyon-national-monument-2/18254/ In my line of work, I often talk to people who appreciate the quality of life that comes with being surrounded by the natural beauty of Colorado. They choose to live and work here for the same reasons we all do — to have the ever-changing outdoors just steps away from
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Friends of Browns offers thanks
Posted: Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Dear Editor: Friends of Browns Canyon would like to thank the 170 people who attended the recent John Fielder slide show at Salida SteamPlant benefiting the permanent protection of Browns Canyon. We would also like to thank the two artists, Joshua Been and Susan Mayfield, for displaying their art and
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Reader thanks EcoFlight for Flyover
Dear Editor: I would like to thank EcoFlight for taking the time to fly me and others over Browns Canyon last week. Seeing the area from this angle really shows how untouched and remote it is. As someone who hikes and fishes but also enjoys off-road motorized vehicles, I would like to see this area
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Browns flyover reveals uniqueness
Posted: Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Dear Editor: On June 20 I had the privilege of flying over the Browns Canyon area to get a better understanding of the proposed national monument and wilderness areas. I was amazed. Being able to see this area from above really drove home how unique and special Browns Canyon is
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Jeff Mitton: Browns Canyon National Monument?
Boulder Daily Camera July 5, 2012 The Arkansas River flows nearly 1,500 miles from its headwaters in the Sawatch Mountains, near Leadville, to its confluence with the Mississippi River at Napoleon, Ark. South of Buena Vista but north of Salida it lingers, courses and plunges through Browns Canyon, dropping 360 feet in 10 miles. The area
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Residents travel to Washington, D.C. to Campaign for Browns Canyon
In support of Browns Canyon Posted: Friday, July 6, 2012 10:04 am Residents travel to Washington, D.C. to campaign for Browns CanyonCailey McDermott, Mail Staff WriterTheMountainMail.com | 0 comments Six Chaffee County residents and business owners traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to campaign for the proposed Browns Canyon National Monument. Chaffee County residents and
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