Salida, CO, built a whitewater park that cleaned up the river bed and became a centerpiece of the small community. Modern whitewater park design originated in Colorado, and Salida’s quarter-mile ...

When P.T. Wood arrived in Salida, Colo., 30 years ago, it was an old mining town that was becoming a shell of its former self. Ranching had slowed down, the railroad was leaving town and many ...