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A finite supply of water

...water from lakes and streams, which feed the lower Colorado River as it runs southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. Water...snowpack this year will add perhaps a few inches to the Colorado River's Lake Mead from which Las Vegas draws much of its...

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New PWT director enjoys doing things a little differently

...northward. "The versatility just wasn't there," Moore says of Arizona's fishing. "You have trout and the Colorado River and that's it. You use three patterns all year long. That and a six-weight fly rod and you can catch 17 to 19...

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Outdoors
Casino fight between biker gangs leaves four dead

...Authorities took about 100 people into custody and locked down the city, temporarily closing bridges over the Colorado River. The routes were reopened later in the morning. The shooting occurred during the 20th annual River Run, a weekend...

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American Indians push for California bill to preserve sacred sites from development

For centuries, young American Indians have run a series of trails that stretch from the muddy red waters of the Colorado River to the Arizona-California line. Running the trail has been at the center of the Quechan Nation's religion, traditions...

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Direct flight from lakes area

...Oh, heavens, that was when the roads were still gravel," Elenore Johnson said and laughed. Laughlin is on the Colorado River about 90 minutes south of Las Vegas. The Johnsons' wedding anniversary is in March, but when they read about a...

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WATER ON ITS MIND

...hunts for more water for fast-growing Las Vegas, which gets most of its municipal supply from the fully claimed Colorado River, now in the grip of what some experts say might be the worst drought in 500 years. The authority has obtained rights...

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Graceful plant becomes unwanted exotic

...magazine arrived, the cover featured a view of the Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. An enticing title...the 1920s the plants were established in the main Colorado River corridor of Grand Canyon National Park. In more recent...

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Outdoors
Airport taking steps toward more service

...Laughlin, Nev., three hours later. Laughlin, with warm weather, casinos, restaurants and entertainment, is on the Colorado River about 90 minutes south of Las Vegas. The travelers to Laughlin will return to Brainerd on Oct. 24. Sid Walker...

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Tips on hiking Death Hollow

...hikes, particularly off the Hole-in-the-Rock access road. Many of those hikes make easy meanders down into the Colorado River valley where the sandstone cliffs and spires are even more spectacular than in Death Hollow. Bryce Canyon National...

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Travel
Not just for extreme four-wheelers

...Revenge," for instance, the trail winds up a series of steep sandstone domes, leading to a turnout overlooking the Colorado River several hundred feet below, with breathtaking views of the distant La Sal Mountains. On "Fins and Things," another...

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