Go camping in the San Juan Mountains
The San Juan Mountains Association will host a free overnight trip with other families May 30-31 on Purgatory Flats.
This trip is suitable for kids ages 7 and older with a parent or guardian. Free rental equipment may be available for adults and larger kids.
For more information, call 385-1288 or email mk@sjma.org.
Volunteers needed for San Juan programs
The San Juan Mountains Association, in partnership with the San Juan National Forest, is recruiting volunteers for the Wilderness Information Specialists and Ghost Rider programs.
Hikers, seasoned backpackers and skilled horsemen are invited to volunteer for this program that promotes public education about Leave No Trace land ethics and behaviors that protect the wilderness. Volunteers primarily work on wilderness trails in the San Juans, in particular the Needle Creek trail and up to Chicago Basin. Ghost Riders are skilled mounted volunteers on the wilderness trails. Volunteers are provided with training, uniforms and name tags. Horsemen must provide their own stock. Online training is available, and the first meeting will be June 2.
For more information, email Kathe@sjma.org or call 385-1310.
Seniors Outdoors announces activities
Seniors Outdoors will offer these activities:
A bike ride for intermediate road cyclists will take place at 9:30 a.m. Monday. This is a no-drop, social ride of 16 miles from Home Depot to Bread. The group will meet in the south parking lot at Home Depot (adjacent to its nursery). For more information, email Helen Root at helen@northandroot.com, call (505) 320-3441, email Hugh Brown at hugh.m.brown2@gmail.com or call 403-3089.
A hike up Red Creek Trail will take place at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Dogs are not allowed. The cost to carpool is $1. To RSVP, call Nancy Mead at 259-5978 or email nancy.a.mead@gmail.com.
Seniors Outdoors general meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. The topic will be “The Antarctic: Excursion to the South Pole.” Anne Dal Vera and three other women were the first women to ski to the South Pole from the edge of the continent, and their experiences will be discussed.
The Wednesday Wanderers will hike Twin Buttes I at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Dogs are allowed but must be on a leash. Early turn-backs are not permitted unless people have a map and a working knowledge of the trail system. Nonmembers should RSVP to Ray Walker at 382-7662.
A hike of the Colorado Trail to Gudy’s Rest will take place at 9:30 a.m. May 15. Dogs are allowed. The cost to carpool is $1. People should allow about five hours for the hike. To RSVP, call Lindy Ivie at (505) 690-4903 or email iviedgo@gmail.com.
Herald Staff
