Conejos

The barbed wire is usualy stretched across the river at various places mid to late June. The ranchers do this to contain cattle and horses and will not put the fencing up until the water levels drop from the snow melt. I highly doubt that the USFS can or will do anything about this because it is a necessity for the local ranchers, and I believe that alot of it may be controlled by the BLM (Bureau of Land Management). You shouldn't have to worry about the fencing around the pinnacles, yet below there, it will be encountered occasionaly, just keep your eyes open and it's no big deal. Beautiful stretch of river from Platoro to just a few miles from Antonito. You may encounter a few fly fishermen who are very reluctant to share the river but it is an amazing float.