A lifelong resident of Colorado raised in Boulder, he lives in Steamboat Springs, where he and his wife, Denise, raised their two daughters along the Yampa River. Eugene Buchanan: It’s an ode to northwest Colorado’s Yampa River, the last remaining free-flowing tributary to the entire Colorado River Basin that still retains its natural hydrograph. UNDERWRITTEN BY Each week, The Colorado Sun and Colorado Humanities & Center For The Book feature an excerpt from a Colorado book and an interview with the author. The river supports all these uses and more, so I wanted to get a feel for how they all work. SunLit: What did the process of writing this book add to your knowledge and understanding of your craft and/or the subject matter?

Source: Daily Sun February 15, 2026 09:32 UTC