Seniors Outdoors announces events
Seniors Outdoors will host these events:
A group will climb up the couloir to reach Grizzly Peak on Saturday. A four-wheel-drive vehicle is necessary. To RSVP, call Lynn Coburn at 247-0914 or email harrisoncoburm@gmail.com.
A long hike with significant vertical is planned to climb Half Peak from Minnie Gulch on Monday. A four-wheel-drive vehicle with high clearance is necessary. Dogs are not allowed. To RSVP, call Charlie Berglund at 247-9747 or email chasberglund@msn.com.
A hike at a moderate pace is planned up to Spencer Peak on Monday. There will be some brush, exposed trail and a talus slope. Dogs are not allowed. To RSVP, call Marianne Pearlman at 375-9257
A hike on the Haflin Creek Trail to Missionary Ridge is planned for Tuesday. To RSVP, call Wayne Bedor at 764-4089 or email waynebedor@yahoo.com.
A 13-mile challenging hike to Mountain View Crest, the Needleton Overlook and beyond is planned for Wednesday. Additional off-trail hikes to four high points and some exploratory miles will be included. A four-wheel-drive vehicle with high clearance is needed. Dogs are not allowed. To RSVP, call Debra Van Winegarden at 769-7269 or email debra@vanwinegarden.com. For more information, call Tom Ward at 459-4312 or email tom@thward.net
The Wednesday Wanderers will hike the easy way to Castle Rock. To RSVP, call Susan Beck-Brown at 375-0948 or email sbeckbrown@yahoo.com.
The Thursday hike will be to Quartz Lake in the South San Juan Wilderness. There will be some scrambling off trail. To RSVP, email Bill Cagle at cagle81301@yahoo.com.
A moderate hike is planned on the Cascade Creek Loop on Sept. 12. There will be a necessary creek crossing. Dogs are allowed. To RSVP, call Susan Beck-Brown at 375-0948 or email sbeckbrown@yahoo.com.
Basics of fly-fishing to be discussed
The Cortez Cultural Center and the Dolores River Anglers chapter of Trout Unlimited will sponsor a “Basics of Fly Fishing” workshop Sept. 19.
A three-hour classroom session will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 19, followed with streamside coaching from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 20 on the Dolores River. Participants will be teamed with experienced fly-fishing coaches who know what works in the area. The workshop is women- and high school youth-friendly. The class is intended for people who are new to fly-fishing and people who need a refresher course.
The cost for the workshop is $35. Registration forms are available at the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St. in Cortez or at http://cortezculturalcenter.org.
For more information, call Duncan Rose at (970) 570-9905 or email tduncan.rose@gmail.com.
Herald Staff
