Mike Stemple’s post-Sahara race thoughts
Mike Stemple, of Golden, found a way to endure the Atacama Crossing race in Chile in April. He didn’t finish the 4 Deserts Sahara in October and shares his thoughts on the lessons he learned.
150 miles of running with your heart conclude at Pyramids 
Winners of the 4 Deserts Sahara Race 2009, which ended Saturday, Oct. 31, are Paolo Barghini of Italy and Erica Terblanche of South Africa. Golden’s Mike Stemple — inventor, entrepreneur, chief executive, husband — withdrew from the 4 Deserts Sahara endurance race during the second stage Monday.
Injured Illinois man, 53, airlifted off Longs Peak
An Illinois who tumbled about 25 feet Tuesday in the “Trough” area of Longs Peak was airlifted off the challenging 14er Wednesday.
Aurora man lands state record catfish
An Aurora man has claimed the state record for catching the largest channel catfish — 35.22 pounds and 37 inches.
Disabled Fraser teen drowns when raft flips on Colorado north of Moab
A 17-year-old disabled boy from Fraser died when his raft overturned in a turbulent stretch of the rain- and snow-swollen Colorado River near Moab, Utah.
Colorado outdoors: Cry wolf
A motion in some distant brush caught my eye as our rafting party was leaving camp. I pointed it out to the guide, and he stopped rowing to watch. As the motion took on color and form, the guide declared in a harsh whisper: “Wolf!”
Workshops aim to muscle out mussels
A series of courses and workshops aimed at preventing the further spread of zebra and quagga mussels and other “nuisance aquatic species” in Colorado’s reservoirs, lakes and rivers gets under way Thursday and continues through April and May.
OBITUARY: Famed whitewater kayaker Lars Holbek dies at 51
Lars Holbek, called “the most accomplished expedition whitewater paddler of his time,” died March 13 after a 4½-month battle with liver cancer.
