By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Wyoming DigestWyoming Digest
  • Home
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Legislature
  • Native America
  • People
  • Places
  • Policy
  • Contact
  • Submit a News Release
Reading: Kayaking calm waters
Share
Notification Show More
Latest News
Supporting Ukraine through Consumer Power: Creative Efforts to Revive the Economy
February 6, 2023
January 24 in Wyoming’s history: What happened on the day
January 24, 2023
Staying Informed in the Cowboy State: Wyoming’s Top 10 Most Popular News Sites
January 19, 2023
Understanding the Impact of Pharmaceutical Marketing Agencies in Wyoming’s Healthcare Industry
January 4, 2023
Unconventional Applications of Big Data: How Data is Revolutionizing Industries and Fields
January 2, 2023
Aa
Aa
Wyoming DigestWyoming Digest
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Legislature
  • Native America
  • Natural Resources
  • Opinion
  • People
  • Places
  • Policy
  • Home
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Legislature
  • Native America
  • People
  • Places
  • Policy
  • Contact
  • Submit a News Release
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Advertise
© 2022 Foxiz News Network. Ruby Design Company. All Rights Reserved.
Wyoming Digest > Blog > Natural Resources > Kayaking calm waters
Natural Resources

Kayaking calm waters

Kenneth Wolfe
Last updated: 2022/08/12 at 11:25 PM
Kenneth Wolfe Published August 12, 2022
Share
SHARE

Calm waters made for a pleasant morning paddle on Rob Roy Reservoir in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest for Dave Clapsaddle and his dog Pogo on July 31.

Clapsaddle, of Laporte, Colorado, was also joined by his wife Shauna Gray and their other dog Lula. The pair teamed up on a paddleboard for the morning cruise. The family often joins Wyoming friends for camping and paddling excursions on both sides of the Wyoming-Colorado border.

“Rob Roy and the surrounding area is a great place to explore,” Clapsaddle said.

Although forest officials don’t track specific numbers, visitation remains consistently robust, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest Public Affairs Specialist Aaron Voos said. The area is still recovering from the Mullen Fire, which sparked Sept. 27, 2020, and burned some 176,000 acres.

“Visitors to the Rob Roy area will inevitably drive through or see impacts of the Mullen Fire to varying degrees,” Voos said. “The forest is recovering. There’s green underneath the black, so things are starting to come back, as was anticipated.”

So far the region has avoided major erosion problems since the fire, Voos added. After an intense fire, heavy precipitation can wash ash and silt into waterways threatening water quality — a particular concern for the city of Cheyenne, which relies on a complex trans-basin water collection system spread across the national forest for 70% of its water supply. 

There are no fire restrictions in the Rob Roy area of the forest so far this season. However, forest officials remain on alert. “It’s Aug. 11, and we still have a long way to go,” Voos said, “so people still need to be very cautious.”

The post Kayaking calm waters appeared first on wyomingdigest.com.

You Might Also Like

Beyond doom and gloom: talking climate change with skeptics

Conservationists bash Bighorn Forest plan to kill sagebrush, larkspur

Wyo dodges cuts in Colorado River water crisis

Research shows winter sage grouse protections miss key weeks

Rawlins’s municipal water failure part of a growing climate concern

Kenneth Wolfe August 12, 2022
Share this Article
Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Print
Previous Article Research shows winter sage grouse protections miss key weeks
Next Article UW faculty wary of Legislature policing classrooms
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest News

Supporting Ukraine through Consumer Power: Creative Efforts to Revive the Economy
People
January 24 in Wyoming’s history: What happened on the day
Native America
Staying Informed in the Cowboy State: Wyoming’s Top 10 Most Popular News Sites
Opinion
Understanding the Impact of Pharmaceutical Marketing Agencies in Wyoming’s Healthcare Industry
Opinion

You Might Also Like

Natural Resources

Beyond doom and gloom: talking climate change with skeptics

August 31, 2022
Natural Resources

Conservationists bash Bighorn Forest plan to kill sagebrush, larkspur

August 28, 2022
Natural Resources

Wyo dodges cuts in Colorado River water crisis

August 20, 2022
Natural Resources

Research shows winter sage grouse protections miss key weeks

August 12, 2022
//

We influence 20 million users and is the number one business and technology news network on the planet

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

[mc4wp_form id=”55″]

© 2022 wyomingdigest.com. All Rights Reserved.

Join Us!

Subscribe to our newsletter and never miss our latest news, podcasts etc..

[mc4wp_form]
Zero spam, Unsubscribe at any time.

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?