Divinity Flow Trail grand opening
In partnership with Purgatory Resort and the U.S. Forest Service, Trails 2000 announces the official grand opening of the new Divinity Flow Trail at Purgatory Resort on Sunday.
Trail enthusiasts are invited to visit the recently completed trail, Durango’s longest and only lift-served flow trail. Free mountain bike uplift will be provided from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4:30 p.m., including a ribbon cutting ceremony at the base of lift 4, the summer uplift, at 1 p.m. Attendees will be joined by athletes and mountain bike legends Todd Wells, Ned Overend, Greg Herbold, and Travis Brown to ride the new trail.
The trail opening is just one of the many activities held during Todd and Ned’s Durango Dirt Fondo, which officially takes place Saturday. Trails 2000 is a beneficiary of the Fondo event, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 1990 World’s Mountain Bike Championship, originally held at Purgatory Resort. The Land Symposium will take place Friday, and registration is available on the Trails 2000 website.
For more information, visit www.Trails2000.org.
Seniors Outdoors announces activities
Seniors Outdoors announces these activities:
A backpack trip from Purgatory Flats to Endlich Mesa through Chicago Basin will take place from Saturday to Tuesday. Dogs under control are allowed. To RSVP, call Joline Morrison at 884-2572 or email morrisjp@uwec.edu.
Lewis Ridge Scramble will take place at 7 a.m. Monday. Although short, this hike is off trail and has exposure on Lewis’ narrow ridges. The cost to carpool is $7 plus a four-wheel-drive charge of $5. Dogs are not allowed. A four-wheel-drive, high-clearance vehicle is recommended. Participants should wear orange. To RSVP, call Bob Thompson at 382-9271.
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 Vallecito Creek Trail will take place at 8 a.m. Monday. Dogs on leash are okay. The cost to carpool is $5. To RSVP, call Wayne Bedor 764-4089 or email waynebedor@yahoo.com.
The Wednesday Wanderers will hike Chris Park/Miners Trace at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Participants should bring water. Poles are suggested for two stream crossings. Dogs are not allowed. The cost to carpool is $4. Nonmembers should RSVP to Martha Diehl at 375-1144.
A climb of Sunshine Mountain will take place at 6:30 a.m. Thursday. The cost to carpool is $10. Four-wheel-drive vehicles are helpful. Dogs are allowed. Participants should wear orange. To RSVP, call Thomas Ward 426-8918, email tom@thward.net, call Debra Van Winegarden at 769-7269, or email debra@vanwinegarden.com.
A hike of Spencer Peak will take place at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 18. A carpool will be available to Little Molas Campground for $6. Due to the elevation gain and distance this hike is rated moderate/hard, but the pace will be moderate. Dogs are welcome and should be included in the RSVP. To RSVP, email Jane Marie Johnson at janemarie@frontier.net.
Herald Staff
