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<P>electrolove, I've never been into the Royal Gorge but I am somewhat familiar with the Arkansas River below Texas Creek; when I was living in Colorado Springs many, many years ago I drowned a lot of worms in those waters.<BR>The upper reaches of the Arkansas may not be the Mississippi but it is still a rather substantial stream and an awful lot of water has to squeeze through that narrow canyon. I remember seeing something somewhere sometime stating that the river drops as much in the ten miles below Texas Creek as in the thirty miles above it - or figures close to that - somebody from the region enlighten me.<BR><BR>The river flowing through the gorge itself doesn't appear to be nearly as "dirty" as, say, the Verde here in Arizona but a certain amount of sediment is being conveyed downstream so you would not want to model it as a pristine blue. Remember, the reason for your "hanging bridge" is because there was not, at that location, any kind of bank to support roadbed. The river is flowing fast, and relatively deep, and is always going to be scraping earth off of the walls of the canyon.<BR><BR>I thought Conagher's outlined methods came as close to perfection as I have seen recently. To my experience, water is about the most difficult scenery technique to master; you know you have great scenery when people want to stick their finger in your "water" to get it wet; that's "real" water. And remember, as was said, if you use envirotex - I do - "Thin is In"<BR> </P>
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