Yampa River Festival’s raft rodeo dazzles crowd, not for the faint of heart

Yampa River Festival’s raft rodeo dazzles crowd, not for the faint of heart

Rodeo cowboys have to ride their bull for eight seconds before getting bucked off.  Most rafters lasted roughly that same amount of time in C-Hole during the Raft Rodeo, part of the 45th annual Yampa River Festival on Saturday.  One rafting crew stood out above the rest during the competition, a trio of local high school students who showed their competitors, the crowd and C-Hole itself that they were made for surfing the wave.  While others str…