Church of the High Pines: June 2009

6/28/09

Church Retreat: The Alpine Loop Overnight

The Alpine Loop: A Mountain Bike Ride

a Fabulous Free Tour Guided by

Debra Van Winegarden

Debra in June: Bicycle Tour of Colorado

Monday Aug 3rd & Tuesday Aug 4th

Silverton to Lake City (Cinnamon Pass)

and Back the next day (Engineer Pass)a

By: Debra Van Winegarden

Need some incentive to go ride The Alpine Loop?Meet at the Silverton Visitors Center at 8:00 a.m. Monday August 3rd. The ride is 35 miles the first day over Cinnamon Pass (3:20 riding time, 5 hours total) and 25 on the return over Engineer Pass (4:25 riding time, 6 hours total). Total elevation gain and loss: 6,300 feet over 60 miles. The start is Animas Forks, an old mining town, now abandoned. We might carry day packs with lunch, money, camera, and a change of clothes for the evening: t- shirt, shorts, sandals.

Make your own hotel reservations for Monday night (Aug 3rd). Avoid the Alpine Moose Lodge. Pleasant View is full. There are three rooms left at the Lake City Resort. The Matterhorn has plenty of room. We should for sure stay in town so we can walk to dinner. That means Gunnison Street or there abouts. It’s a tiny town but you don’t want to be on the Lake or outside of town. Big hassle.

Check out the link for lodging: http://www.lakecity.com/lodgesmotelscabins.html

RSVP:

Debra Van Winegarden @ debra@frontier.net

Fun!

Deb

A bunch of us have made reservations at the Matterhorn as of this invitation today (Scribe's note). And...

the Scribe has answers for

FAQ

1) Dude, does Lake City serve liquor, or what?
Indeed, Lake City serves liquor.

2) Does Debra ride a Mountain Bike too?
Indeed, she does.

3) Can Debra read a map with all those weird squiggly lines?
Indeed, Debra is an award winning Map Reader and Cartographer.

4) Has anyone ever died on one of Debra's trips?
No, Not that anyone knows of.