Tag: Trail Trax
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2 new trails in Boulder’s Open Space Department near completion | Trail Trax
The highly anticipated North Sky Trail in Boulder County has a new bridge nearing completion as construction of the trail pushes forward, Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks Department (OSMP) announced Tuesday. The two new trails — Vesper Trail being the other — are part of an extensive trail repair, construction and maintenance program OSMP has implemented…
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Popular Colorado mountain bike races Breck Epic, Session Series highlight 2024 | Trail Trax
Nestled at the center of one of the world’s best sprawling and interconnected backcountry-trail networks sits Breckenridge, Colorado. You can thank Victorian-era gold and silver miners for creating the foundational trail systems in the 19th-century surrounding the town — now used today to pedal mountain bikes up and down on during summer and fall months. The…
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Volunteers wanted for trail maintenance at 2 popular Denver suburb trails
The Front Range Trails Conservancy has volunteer spots available for trail maintenance at two Denver suburb trails west of the city, the agency announced Tuesday. The agency is working with the City of Lakewood Parks on Green Mountain in Lakewood and Mt. Falcon in Morrison. “Last April was riddled with cancellations, but we’ve had a…
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Trail Trax: Paraclimbing duo Cail Soria and Maureen Beck lift each other
Cail Soria and Maureen Beck are rock climbers, roommates and great friends. They are also paraclimbers, and darn good ones too. In 2017, Soria fell between 25 to 30 feet while rock climbing and had her lower right leg amputated in March 2022, after years of surgeries and attempts to keep it. Beck was born…
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Trail Trax: His nickname was ‘HEMI’ and he rode bicycles
His name was William Craig Henwood, and he was a gravel bike riding machine. Anybody could attest to that, including his mother Kristine. “Craig was a passionate, charismatic, caring and giving human being, and was successful at his job, and earned the nickname ‘HEMI’ because of his raw power on the bicycle,” Kristine Johnson said…
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Trail Trax: JeffCo Open Space trails spruced up for late summer
The Front Range Trails Conservancy was busy in July working on trail maintenance at two Front Range systems. The agency was also happy to report it had no cancellations in the month after a 40% cancellation rate to kick off the year. Three trail-maintenance members work on a trail section with tools at Mount Falcon…
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Trail Trax: Springbrook loop in Boulder County is a must hike or ride
Plus Jeffco Open Space, Front Range Trails Conservancy looking for trail maintenance volunteers
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Trail Trax: New connector trail at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space open
Plus upcoming asphalt resealing affecting some JeffCo trail systems
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Trail Trax: Ladies, have you visited Rowdy Ryder Ranch?
Plus a beaut-of-a-hike at Meyers Homestead in Boulder and trail work upgrades at Jeffco trails
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Trail Trax: Aldefer-Three Sisters mountain biking is top notch
All Castlewood Canyon State Park bridge crossings are destroyed, plus bike and ski the same day at Copper