In Colorado, rafters like to throw around numbers. “The Arkansas’s running over three grand.” “The Colorado’s at 2400.” And when vacationers show up for their summer rafting trips, they often see a blackboard with river names and numbers. Arkansas River rangers post daily info on the water level at some put-ins. So what do the numbers mean for [...]

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On June 20, summer officially descended on Colorado. And with families gearing up to go rafting in the Centennial State, they’re finding loads of information on rivers, rapids, trips, water levels and difficulty ratings. So what’s the difference between beginner and intermediate? Class II and Class IV?

Rapids are traditionally rated on a subjective class system [...]

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