Yampa Yearnings by Eugene Buchanan

An ode to one of the last wild rivers in the West. In Yampa Yearnings, Steamboat Springs local and longtime Hala friend Eugene Buchanan writes about the Yampa, the free-flowing river he's lived beside for about 30 years. Follow it roughly 250 miles from its headwaters to the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument, past ranches, towns, ski country, canyons, and everything that depends on its water.

Eugene's paddling and adventure writing has appeared in Outside, Men's Journal, National Geographic Adventure and The New York Times. He's been writing about Hala since the early days, covering the Hala Peño in 2014 and the Atcha 86 in 2015 for Outdoor Retailer Daily. If you've ever paddled the Yampa on a Hala, this one's for you.

• Paperback, 412 pages
• Recreation Publishing, 2025
• ISBN 9798218664978