Comment: Many people came to CO for their health. Many came to homestead. CO b/c a state 1n 1876, but the real gold rush didn't begin until Cripple Creek/1890ish. We were not founded by miners. You have a skewed and inaccurate perception of history.
My children and I floated for a week on that river last summer. We swam a lot. What destruction? The spill was a one week photo op exploited by haters of wilderness, but you make a mistake by an underfunded agency working for your family's health seem apocalyptic.
Are you a troll or just bitter and misinformed?