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The Racecourse section on the Rio Grande is the most popular stretch for river rafting and kayaking in New Mexico. It’s called the Racecourse because there is an annual raft and kayak race around Mother’s Day that has been going on since the early 1950s. With a gradient of 28 feet per mile, the Racecourse is a far more demanding run than the Orilla Verde or the day Chama. The OV is wide and slow and leisurely, while the RC is steep and fast and filled with rocks. Although at

Rio Chama below Skull Bridge at 417 CFS. During low water seasons, the 8-mile day stretch of the Rio Chama is the best rafting and kayaking option in New Mexico. The Bureau of Reclamation has been releasing flows just between 200-400 CFS on Saturday and Sundays. They’re moving water from El Vado reservoir to Abiquiu reservoir that is destined for Santa Fe and Albuquerque, but it's also for boaters who have drawn a permit on the “Wild and Scenic” wilderness section, which is

Low water boating on the Rio Grande can be a demanding experience. As the river drops, more rocks are exposed, which means the boater has...

It’s cutthroat season in the Rockies. We have the Rio Grande cutthroat in these parts. These native fish can be found in the tailwaters...

In the winter of 25’ the snowpack in the Southwest was barely 50% of average. This meant that the Rio Grande in the Taos Box probably...

I ventured out to Hopewell Lake today, a modest-sized alpine lake in the Tusas Mountains, that lies 50 minutes west of Taos on Highway 65....