Your headline \u201cIrrigators, rafters face bleak summer\u201d is misleading. (April 18 Dolores Star & April 16 Cortez Journal). While it is true that rafting below McPhee reservoir is dependent upon releases from the dam \u2013 which will not be taking place this year \u2013 this is not the only option for white water rafting on the Dolores River. The upper Dolores provides plenty of opportunities for rafting. Last year, which according to your article was \u201cthe driest in the history of the Dolores Project,\u201d Soft Adventures Rafting company in Dolores provided raft trips on the Dolores River for over two months between April and June. This year, we will again be offering raft trips on the Upper Dolores, beginning quite soon. The Upper Dolores is not dam dependent and during the spring runoff there is plenty of water for safe and enjoyable rafting. Even your statement that \u201canother dry year has dashed any chance for rafting on the lower Dolores\u201d is incorrect, as below the confluence with the San Miguel River rafting is possible. Just wanted to let people know that rafting on the Upper Dolores does not look \u201cbleak.\u201d Yes it is a dry year, but rafting on the Dolores River is alive and well.<\/p>\n
Janneli F. Miller<\/p>\n
Dolores<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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