6th South Platte River Cleanup

Posted on April 20, 2012 by denvertu
6th Annual
South Platte River
Cleanup

Help Clean Up the South Platte River and Bike Paths April 21, 2012 at Union Avenue Put In.

This is an Earth Day event in conjunction with the Greenway Foundation where volunteers picked up trash along the South Platte River and Bike Paths. There are usually have between 150 and 250 volunteer rafters, kayakers, cyclists and pedestrians. In past clean ups an average of 1.5 TONS of garbage from the river and bike path have been successfully removed each year. The event garners local and regional media coverage on Fox News and 9 NewsTV channels, as well as appearing in the Denver Post newspaper. We start at the Union Ave Put In, raft, kayak, bike and walk 6 miles of the S. Platte River and Bike Path finishing at Habitat Park.

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Are You Ready For Some Carp Slam

Posted on April 12, 2012 by denvertu
Carp Slam 6 Early Sign-Up is On


The sixth annual South Platte Pro/Am Carp Slam is set for Saturday, August 25, 2012. Sign up by May 31st and your entry fee is only $250.00 – a $100.00 savings.

Truckers Don’t Be Fooled: Carp Slam 6 is almost certain to be filled before June 1st. Download and complete the sign-up form below and send it in as soon as you can. The first 15 applicants will be competing in the most gonzo fly fishing event anywhere. Checks and applications received after event is sold-out will be immediately returned to sender, though we will maintain a wait list.

Check CarpSlam.org often to get the latest Carp Slam news; including prizes, pro-list, maps and more.

Click for Carp Slam Entry Application

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Pulp Fly Volume One

Posted on April 6, 2012 by denvertu

iconic Pulp Fly logo by Alex Landeen

Pulp Fly – Volume One

Look, I’m only halfway through and I am telling you; Run, don’t walk, to your couch and get yourself a copy of Pulp Fly Volume One. For the price of a Starbucks, you get 11 authors full of humor, nostalgia, absurdity, imagination, fear and hope. Several of these guys are Friends of DTU (FODs), including one board member.

A co-worker saw my ‘Don’t Suck’ sticker and asked what it was all about. Seizing the moment, I gave her rant number 213 (didn’t even need my notes). I was glorious; full of facts, well-reasoned arguments and intricately woven threads of cause and effect. It took less than 15 minutes to turn her genuine interest into a slight aversion to being in the same room with me.

Reading Pulp Fly, it occurs to me that there is great power in epiphany. The stories in this book make their points less bombastically than lectures and let the reader discover for themselves perhaps leading to a more internalized connection to the ideas. Or, maybe not. So what, this collection is a hoot.

Go to Amazon and get an e-copy for Kindle. Ipad and Nook versions are coming soon. And check out PulpFly.com.

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