Sanctioned Type A Two Day
Farmington, NM April 17-18, 2010 Rider Limit: 60
The San Juan Valley Trail Riders invite you to ride the Pinon Mesa Ride. This is a beautiful early spring ride – don’t miss it! The trail has varied terrain – mesas, arroyos and pinon trees, winding through the beautiful high desert. There are many photo opportunities of the Colorado, La Plata Mountains and surrounding vistas in New Mexico.
The Second Annual Greenland Clinic is scheduled at Douglas County Greenland Open Space (just off I-25 between Colorado Springs and Denver). This clinic always fills so encourage your friends who have been wanting to try NATRC - to sign up soon.
The San Juan Valley Trail Riders invite you to be part of NATRC history. Ride the 36th annual Navajo Lake Ride, the longest continuous ride in NATRC. This ride will traverse varied terrain of mesas, arroyos, beautiful rock formations and pinon forest in the spectacularly scenic area around
the Navajo Lake Dam. Come enjoy the fun, especially our famous “Mother’s Day Trail” filled with surprises! Trail length is redesigned for novice, 18 miles on Saturday and Sunday.
Colorado Springs, Colorado May 29-30, 2010 Rider Limit: 60
The United States Air Force Academy is one of the top tourist attractions in the State of Colorado. This ride will show you why—the scenery is great, the trails are well-groomed, and the wildlife is abundant and varied. The ride is in its 34th year—don’t miss it!
Come out and enjoy the scenic trails with views of Long Scraggy Peak on the east, the snow-capped Pikes Peak in the south, and Mt. Evans and Mt. Rosalie to the north and west. Terrain is varied with good footing over mild to moderate hills covered in conifers, grasses and aspen groves, speckled with creek crossings and punctuated with wildflowers. Large boulders piled in impossible formations provide unusual characters to ponder as you ride. Portions of the trail are on the historic 488 mile long Colorado Trail that crosses the state from Denver to Durango.
Sanctioned Willow Springs Competitive Trail Ride (Type A Two Day)
Jefferson, Colorado June 19 & 20,2010 Rider Limit 60
Many of you riders have asked for new trails. HERE IT IS! ALL NEW TRAILS, WITH ALL NEW SCENERY. Ride the Colorado Trail to the top of Georgia Pass. Look at a 360 degree view of the Continental Divide and South Park’s high meadows. Spectacular views will give you fantastic photo opportunities.
Dear members,
We have to cancel Purgatory due to permit issues. I sincerely apologize for this. I want to give you all enough time to reschedule your plans.
Kathy and Jeff Brown have graciously offered to host our Region 3 Benefit at Chokecherry, Shootout at the Cumberworth Corral. Sept. 24th-26th 2010 Kathy and Jeff have many fun activities set up. This will be a wonderful ride!! Please come out for the fun and support of this ride!
For those of you who donated money for our benefit, Jenny Smith will be contacting you in regards to your donation. Or please contact her with questions- 505-215-9791 jennysmith1974@earthlink.net I appreciate everyone who donated money and also offered to help with Purgatory. I feel terrible about canceling but we have no other choice with the ride less than three weeks away.
Thank you to Kathy and Jeff for offering to take the benefit over!!
Please contact me with any questions. 505-215-2625 or chucksmith2020@earthlink.net I will be sending all checks back to those of you who sent them in already. If you wish to have them shredded, just let me know.
Sincerely,
Chuck Smith
Island in the Sky
Sanctioned Type A-Two-Day
Located high above Grand Junction at the top of Grand Mesa in Grand Mesa National Forest
August 7-8, 2010 Rider Limit: 60
Give yourself a treat and come ride the Mesa. This is the land of lakes, some 350 of them. Ride through Spruce and Aspenforests, around beautiful lakes and lush, alpine meadows. This is the summer pasture for huge elk, deer and cattle herds and the views are wonderful. Located just south of Grand Junction, Grand Mesa rises abruptly to an elevation of 10,000 feet and a whole different, alpine world. Bring your fishing poles if you fish, there are lakes full of trout everywhere. We recommend horses have hoof protection as the trail has rocky sections (this is the Rocky Mountains).
Parlin, CO (near Gunnison) August 21-22, 2010 Rider Limit: 60
This ride is located in the beautiful Quartz Creek Valley at the Quartz Creek 711 Ranch surrounded by BLM and US Forest Service lands. All horses need either shoes or boots as the trail does have several rocky areas. This ride traverses private property, BLM, and National Forest in the Fossil Ridge Recreational Areas.
The Chile Line is back!! This is the flattest ride in Region 3. Come ride where the Chile Line railroad came up out of the Rio Grande Gorge into scenic Taos, NM, before heading north to Colorado. Much of the trail is on the old railroad bed and the footing is perfect. Sunday’s trail goes off the rail line and has some rocky spots so hoof protection is HIGHLY recommended.
THEME: ‘Cheers for Chile’!! Friday night is the chile cook off so bring your best concoction to share with others and maybe win a prize – 1st -3rd will be awarded.
Sanctioned Type A Two Day
Farmington, NM September 24-26, 2010 Rider Limit: 60
SHOOTOUT AT THE CUMBERWORTH CORRAL
Another fun filled theme ride by the San Juan Valley Trail Riders! It’s fall 1881 and you are about to ride into the town of Tombstone. Is that Doc Holliday getting off the stage? Don’t forget to check your gun with Sheriff Wyatt Earp….after overnighting in town, you will ride out early to search for the Clanton’s and McLaury’s, traversing a varied terrain of mesas, arroyos and pinons, winding through the strange and beautiful badlands of northwestern NM looking for outlaws.
