2 Durango retailers make top 100 list
Backcountry Experience and Gardenswartz Outdoors have both been listed on Outdoors USA Magazine’s inaugural list of top 100 outdoors specialty retailers in the country.
The two Durango shops are among eight Colorado stores on the list, and are the only two in Southwest Colorado.
This year’s top 100 retailers were chosen from nominations provided by leading industry brands and distributors, according to a news release from Outdoors USA Magazine. Stores were also able to nominate themselves for consideration.
Outdoors USA Magazine is a trade publication that caters to outdoor and active-lifestyle businesses. It is also available online. A special section of the September issue of Outdoor USA Magazine will be dedicated to the Top 100 Retailers. See it at http://odrmag.com/top100
Seniors Outdoors announces events
Seniors Outdoors will host these events:
A hike at a moderate pace to the Old Hundred Boarding House will take place Saturday. The trail is loose or steep in places. The final scramble to the boarding house is narrow, steep and loose with some exposure. Four-wheel-drive and high-clearance vehicles are needed. Dogs are not allowed. To RSVP, call John Martin at 247-2581 or email jmartin@mydurango.net.
Emery and Proposal peaks will be circumnavigated starting from Minnehaha Basin on Sunday. The route includes five passes, four basins, three peak options, two tarns, and for rock hounds, one “pyrite” mine. The hike is primarily off-trail. This will be done at a moderate pace. Dogs are allowed. Peak options will be Proposal Peak, Emery Peak and Bonita Peak. Four-wheel-drive and high-clearance vehicles are needed. To RSVP, email Dan Honig at dhonig@animas.net.
The Monday Durango Area Bike Ride will begin at Home Depot. Helmets and gloves are required. For more information, email Helen Root at helen@northandroot.com or call (505) 334-1568.
The Wednesday Wanderers will hike Hoffheins Trail to Gudy’s Rest. Dogs on leashes are allowed. Nonmembers should RSVP to Tom and Lydine Hannula at 884-9052.
The Thursday Durango Area Bike Ride will begin at Santa Rita Park. Helmets and gloves are required. For more information, email Helen Root at helen@northandroot.com or call (505) 334-1568.
Thursday a group will climb Vermilion and Fuller peaks. People who do not wish to climb Vermilion can do Fuller and wait at the saddle. Four-wheel-drive and high-clearance vehicles are needed. Dogs are not allowed. To RSVP, call Lynn Coburn at 247-0914 or email harrisoncoburn@gmail.com.
5K to benefit Alzheimer’s Association
Backcountry Experience will present Stan the Marathon Man’s Alzheimer’s 5K on Sept. 13 at the Cottonwood Inn at Three Springs.
Registration will start at 8 a.m. and the race will begin at 9 a.m. To preregister visit www.imathlete.com and select “Stan the Marathon Man’s Alzheimer’s 5K,” or visit Backcountry Experience, Maria’s Bookshop or Brown’s Sport Shoe. The cost is $25 made payable to Alzheimer’s Association Durango.
Prizes will be given to the first male and the first female. There also will be a silent auction and random prizes. T-shirts will be available to people who preregister by Wednesday.
Women’s backpacking trip to be Sept. 12-14
A backpacking trip for women ages 13 and older will take place Sept. 12, 13 and 14.
This trip will be great for novices, but experienced backpackers also can join. The location will be one of two spots in the La Plata Mountains. The trip is free, and free rental equipment may be available.
To register, call 759-9113 or email MK@sjma.org.
Herald Staff
