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Wilderness Hikes and Field Trips
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These hikes are co-sponsored by Central Colorao Wilderness Coalition, Pikes Peak Group of Sierra Club and Wild Connections. There is no charge, but please help the drivers with gas money. Contributions to any of the three groups are also welcome.
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| Weston Peak alpine view, photo by Naomi Yoder |
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| Weston Peak Beginner Backpack
Saturday and Sunday August 14-15
9 a.m. Saturday to 4:30 p.m. Sunday
Join us for a moderate 2-day backpack, distance 4 miles one way with elevation gain of 600 feet, in the Weston Peak area, one of the CCWC’s Wild Ten proposed potential wilderness areas. This backpack will offer basic backpacking skills instruction, including site selection and minimum impact camping. Participants must have or rent basic backpacking gear. For more information or to sign up, contact Jim Lockhart or 719-385-0045.
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| Beaver Creek hikers, photo by Antony Noble |
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| Beaver Creek Blue Mountain Hike
NE portion of Beaver Creek
Saturday, August 14
8:00 am to 5:30 pm
Proposed Wilderness, so close to Colorado Springs, but rarely visited by humans, is often the haunt of deer, elk, and bear. Come climb Blue Mountain for far-ranging views on this moderate, sometimes off-trail, seven mile hike with elevation gain of 1,000 feet. Well-behaved, leashed dogs allowed. We will learn about the potentially imminent wilderness future of this and other nearby wild areas. For more information and to register, contact John Stansfield, 303-660-5849 or e-mail jorcstan@juno.com by 5 PM, August 13.
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| View from Grape Creek ridge, photo by Don Thompson |
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| Grape Creek Wilderness Protection Hike
Saturday, Sept 11
8:00 am to 6:00 pm
In the (usually) sunny, dry banana belt southwest of Royal Gorge, a section of the Grape Creek Proposed Wilderness exists close to mining activity and OHV roads. Help assess and protect these wildlands. Our five-mile, easy to moderate hike, gaining a maximum of 500 feet, will be mostly on road and trail. Along the way, also find out about other nearby Wild Ten proposed wildernesses. For more information and to register, contact trip leader John Stansfield, 303-660-5849 or e-mail jorcstan@juno.com by 5 pm, September 11.
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