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Hmmm...Where To Fish? So Many Options

5/21/2015

I've always thought how lucky we fisher-people are here in the North Fork to have so many fishing options available within an easy drive. Just south of Hotchkiss is the adobe area that opens up into the North Fork and Gunnison rivers. The rolling hills in the adobes give good access to the large rivers, with beautiful cottonwood campgrounds along the south side of the Gunnison.

If you're feeling adventurous, you can try a jet-boat or...

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Springtime Means Farm Tours

5/1/2015

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Early spring usually brings the first of the season’s tours when Ela Family Farms rolls out the red carpet to give their customers and friends the grand tour of their orchards. If their timing is right, the tour coincides with the wonderful scents and blossoms that come with the annual peach bloom.
Fruit farms, however, have their own season in our neck of the woods. It’s called “frost season”, aptly named because this is the season when the temperatures warm up, the fruit buds begin to bloom and any night, freezing temperatures can eliminate a good portion of a fruit crop. Frost season generally begins...

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Hmmm...Where To Fish? So Many Options

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