Earlier this month, EcoFlight and Friends of the Yampa flew across Northwest Colorado in a small plane with a mounted camera and took these photos hoping to educate and advocate for the river.
The White River winds west out of the Flat Tops Mountains, seen here from a camera mounted on an EcoFlight plane touring Northwest Colorado with Friends of the Yampa on Feb. 4.EcoFlight/Courtesy
The Yampa River carves through the landscape of Dinosaur National Monument, seen here from a camera mounted on an EcoFlight plane touring Northwest Colorado with Friends of the Yampa on Feb. 4.
The Yampa River in western Moffat County is shown during an EcoFlight tour of Northwest Colorado with Friends of the Yampa on Feb. 4.
The Flat Tops Mountains are shown here from a camera mounted on an EcoFlight plane touring Northwest Colorado with Friends of the Yampa on Feb. 4.
Sable Point, a cliff in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, seen here from a camera mounted on an EcoFlight plane touring Northwest Colorado with Friends of the Yampa on Feb. 4.
Trappers Lake, also known as “Cradle of Wilderness,” lies entirely within the Flat Tops Wilderness area, as seen here from a camera mounted on an EcoFlight plane touring Northwest Colorado with Friends of the Yampa on Feb. 4.
Stillwater Reservoir is a popular summer trailhead to access the Flat Tops Wilderness area, shown here during an EcoFlight tour of Northwest Colorado with Friends of the Yampa on Feb. 4.
The Flat Tops Mountains, seen here from a camera mounted on an EcoFlight plane touring Northwest Colorado with Friends of the Yampa on Feb. 4.
Xcel Energy’s Hayden Station, seen here from a camera mounted on an EcoFlight plane touring Northwest Colorado with Friends of the Yampa on Feb. 4. The two generators are scheduled to close by the end of 2028.
