Shannon Mullane/The Colorado SunOn a cloudy Friday morning in August, pickup trucks and Subarus bustled around the Loma boat ramp, dropping off boats and paddlers ready for a weekend of fun on the Colorado River. It was the start of a grief therapy retreat on the Colorado River, and the clients and crew members on the trip had lost parents, children and life partners. This moment was what they came for: a chance to open up space in their day-to-day lives to grieve. The clients agreed to let The Colorado Sun join the trip and quote them anonymously in order to protect the therapeutic process. The Colorado Sun is a reader-supported news organization dedicated to covering the people, places and policies that matter in Colorado.