Vallecito Nordic Trail Day to be held
Vallecito Nordic Trail Day will take place Saturday.
Anyone interested in helping prepare trails for cross-country skiing is welcome to join at 10 a.m. at Madden’s Corner on the east side of Vallecito Lake. The group will walk the trails and trim bushes and move branches. Participants should wear gloves and bring some type of cutting/pruning tool, a shovel or rock bar.
For more information, call 247-9182 or email vallecitonordic@gmail.com.
Seniors Outdoors announces activities
Seniors Outdoors will offer these activities:
The San Rafael Swell Exploratory Camping Trip will take place Monday to Oct. 16. Participants will explore canyons in the Swell and Robber’s Roost area. Dogs are not allowed. Four-wheel-drive and high-clearance vehicles are needed. To RSVP, email Chris Blackshear at chris.blackshear@gmail.com.
A Monday 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 (round-trip) from Home Depot to Bread. Participants will meet in the south parking lot at Home Depot. 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 of Purgatory Trail to the Animas River will take place at 8:30 a.m. Monday. The trailhead is located across U.S. Highway 550 from Purgatory Resort. Pace will be moderate. Dogs are not allowed. The cost to carpool is $4. Participants should wear orange. To RSVP, call Betsy Petersen at 259-5417 or email betsyp@bresnan.net.
The Seniors Outdoors! General Meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. A “Journey to the Sky” – Lights for Nepal will be presented by Joe Williams, who will recount the adventures he and eight members of Daybreak Rotary experienced as they trekked to a remote area of Nepal to install lights for the local population.
The Wednesday Wanderers will hike the Heartwood Co-Housing Trail in Bayfield at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The group will hike approximately 4 miles. Dogs are not allowed. To RSVP, call Dell Manners at 385-0533 and Gail Davidson at 799-2940.
A hike of Ouray’s Perimeter Trail will take place at 8 a.m. Thursday. The cost to carpool is $11. Dogs are not allowed. To RSVP, call Susan Beck-Brown at 375-0948 or email sbeckbrown@yahoo.com.
A hike of Wallace Lake Loop will take place at 7:45 a.m. Oct. 16. The cost to carpool is $6. Well behaved dogs will be allowed. To RSVP, call Penny Jones at 426-9585 or email 1centpenny@gmail.com.
The Seniors Outdoors! U.S. Highway 550 cleanup will take place at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 17. Participants should meet at the Hermosa Creek Conoco. Volunteers will clean-up two sections of U.S. Highway 550. Coffee and donuts will be served in the parking lot next to the Conoco Gas Station in Hermosa. The cost to carpool is $2. To RSVP, email Rich Butler at rbbutler54@gmail.com or call 403-3185.
Herald Staff
