Seniors Outdoors will host these upcoming events:
A group climb to Rio Grande Pyramid (13,821 feet) and The Window (12,857 feet) will begin at 7:30 a.m. Monday. This is an intense, three-day backpacking trip beginning at Rio Grande Reservoir. Day one: 5.5 miles, 1,500-foot gain to base camp at Opal Lake/Rincon La Vaca Trail junction. Day two: 11 miles, 3,800-foot elevation gain. Day three: hike out and drive home. The group size limit is eight. No dogs. RSVP to co-leader Tomás Ward at 426-8918 or tom@thward.net. At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, there will be a bike ride for intermediate cyclists. This is a social ride from Home Depot to Bread. The group will meet in the south parking lot at Home Depot (by the nursery) and ride the Animas River Trail to E. 32nd Street to Bread, where they will stop for coffee and pastries. From Bread, the group will rejoin the Animas Trail and return to Home Depot. For more information, contact ride leader Helen Root at helen@northandroot.com or (505) 320-3441.At 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, there will be a hike at Dalla Mountain Park. This is a gradual climb, and the return follows the same route. Dogs are permitted but must have a leash. RSVP needed for non-members only. Contact leader Marianne Pearlman at 375-9257 or joelmarianne@hotmail.com.At 7 a.m. on Thursday, there will be a hike on the Star-Madden Loop starting in La Plata Canyon. Gain the ridge, go over Star to Madden (about 12,000 feet in elevation) and return via the east ridge. Dogs are OK, carpool is $3. RSVP to leader Bob Thompson at 238-1136.
A group climb to Rio Grande Pyramid (13,821 feet) and The Window (12,857 feet) will begin at 7:30 a.m. Monday. This is an intense, three-day backpacking trip beginning at Rio Grande Reservoir. Day one: 5.5 miles, 1,500-foot gain to base camp at Opal Lake/Rincon La Vaca Trail junction. Day two: 11 miles, 3,800-foot elevation gain. Day three: hike out and drive home. The group size limit is eight. No dogs. RSVP to co-leader Tomás Ward at 426-8918 or tom@thward.net. At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, there will be a bike ride for intermediate cyclists. This is a social ride from Home Depot to Bread. The group will meet in the south parking lot at Home Depot (by the nursery) and ride the Animas River Trail to E. 32nd Street to Bread, where they will stop for coffee and pastries. From Bread, the group will rejoin the Animas Trail and return to Home Depot. For more information, contact ride leader Helen Root at helen@northandroot.com or (505) 320-3441.At 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, there will be a hike at Dalla Mountain Park. This is a gradual climb, and the return follows the same route. Dogs are permitted but must have a leash. RSVP needed for non-members only. Contact leader Marianne Pearlman at 375-9257 or joelmarianne@hotmail.com.At 7 a.m. on Thursday, there will be a hike on the Star-Madden Loop starting in La Plata Canyon. Gain the ridge, go over Star to Madden (about 12,000 feet in elevation) and return via the east ridge. Dogs are OK, carpool is $3. RSVP to leader Bob Thompson at 238-1136.The La Plata Electric Association Board of Directors voted to contribute up to $35,000 in support of proposed photovoltaic solar installations at Southwest Horizons Ranch and a Habitat for Humanity home in Bayfield. The projects are being administered by the Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency.
The project at Southwest Horizons Ranch, a low-income, rental housing development owned by Housing Solutions of Southwest Colorado, is expected to involve installation of a 15-20 kW ground-mounted solar system that will provide power for the subdivision’s water system, and ultimately reduce the utility bills in the 61 households. The Habitat for Humanity home in Bayfield is expected to receive a 5 kW PV system.
LPEA members have the option to contribute to local renewable generation projects per the Local Renewable Rate Tariff RL19. Any amount can be donated, and monthly contributions appear on members’ electric bills. As specified in the policy, these donated dollars must be distributed to local renewable generation projects or go toward the purchase of local Renewable Energy Certificates.
Contact LPEA at 247-5786 for additional information, or sign up for the Green Power program via the LPEA website at https://www.lpea.coop/renewables/greenform.
For further information on the solar projects, contact 4CORE at 259-1916.
Herald Staff
