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2006, Spring – Bill Manning Welcomed As CTF Managing Director Tread Lines The Colorado Trail Foundation Spring Newsletter 2006 President’s Bill Manning Welcomed Corner by Marilyn Eisele As CTF Managing Director This year of 2006 promises to be both Bill Manning, an exciting year and a year of change formerly of for the Colorado Trail Foundation. Durango, has been George Miller has plans for 17 named to fill the weeklong crews and 5 weekend crews new position of to make improvements on the Trail. Managing Director Gudy Gaskill is organizing eight of the Colorado weeklong, outdoor classes high up at Trail Foundation. the CTF cabin above Lake City. And Beginning Pete and Lisa Turner will lead seven February 1, Bill weeklong supported treks on five is responsible for sections of the Trail. We invite all overall manage- “Friends of the Trail” to spread the ment of the word about our 2006 programs and Foundation’s day- join us as we enjoy and improve The to-day operations P h Colorado Trail. including recruit- o t o b At our annual meeting of the CTF ment and y B i l l Board of Directors on January 21, we coordination of B l o o welcomed new Board members CTF volunteers. m q u i s Suzanne Reed and Ken Swierenga. Bill previously t Board members returning for another served as Executive President Marilyn Eisele and Managing Director Bill Manning at term are Jon Greeneisen and Marilyn Director of the CTF Annual Board of Director’s meeting. Eisele. Officers elected for 2006 are Durango’s Trails 2000 for 13 years. Trails 2000 is a volunteer organiza- President Marilyn Eisele, Vice tion with the mission, as Bill explains, “to provide good care for trails, President Carolyn Burtard, Secretary trail advocacy, planning and education.” The organization has more Pat Nagorka, and Treasurer Tom than 2,000 dues-paying members, some 500 of whom gathered in late Gramling. The Board members January to bid Bill an emotional farewell. In 2005, 425 volunteers for thanked Liz Truitt for providing food Trails 2000 improved 110 miles of tread on 38 different trails around and refreshments that kept us going Durango. through the daylong meeting. Bill Manning has been actively involved in supporting the continued on page 2 continued on page 3 Tread Lines Spring 2006 1 President’s Corner Tread Lines is the internal newsletter continued from page 1 of The Colorado Trail Foundation. It is published three times a year and distributed to the Friends of The Colorado Trail.® Jerry Brown reported to the Board that he had identified 28 areas The Colorado Trail is a 500-mile-long, where The Colorado Trail crosses private land. The Trail may cross only a high-mountain educational and recreational small corner or it may make a major incursion onto private property. A hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trail that meanders through some of the most committee was formed to research this potential problem and prepare an beautiful terrain in the state. It stretches action plan for appropriate steps to protect the Trail. from Denver to Durango with many inter- mediate access points. The Board also discussed how to better communicate to our CTF vol- The Colorado Trail Foundation, a unteers reasons for the “paperwork” on Trail conditions and why waivers nonprofit corporation, is governed by and names of all volunteers working on the Trail are needed. When private-sector representatives in cooperation with public agencies. The Foundation adopters and their volunteer helpers work on the Trail we need their names recruits and trains volunteers for Colorado to submit to the Forest Service. If a CTF volunteer should have an accident Trail (“CT”) construction crews, supplies and supports the crews, conducts fully on Forest Service land that requires medical attention, costs incurred may supported week-long treks on the CT, be covered by the Forest Service Volunteer Service Agreement. But the teaches accredited classes, maintains the CT through its Adopt-A-Trail program, Forest Service policy requires this information before a volunteer begins distributes information on Colorado Trail working on the Trail. Our Adopt-A-Trail Coordinator, Janet Farrar, and activities and crews, and creates and distrib- members of the Board will attempt to do a better job of explaining this to utes publications. Donations to the CTF are tax deductible. our volunteers. This was the last Board meeting in which Bill Manning participated Board of Director Members as a Board member. On February 1, 2006, Bill became the first Managing Jack Berryhill Jerry Brown Director of The Colorado Trail Foundation and at that time Bill resigned Carolyn Burtard Marilyn Eisele Gudy Gaskill Roger Gomas from the Board. Tom Gramling Jon Greeneisen I encourage all our wonderful volunteers to offer Bill your continued George Miller Pat Nagorka support and cooperation. I am excited for The Foundation and know the Ernie Norris Suzanne Reed Steve Staley Ken Swierenga continuity that Bill will bring as our Managing Director will strengthen our Ernie Werren volunteer organization. This is especially true if all of us offer Bill help Greg Warren, Ex Officio, USFS and support. Our wonderful volunteers are the key to the success of The President Marilyn Eisele Colorado Trail Foundation. President Emeritus Gudy Gaskill Vice President Carolyn Burtard In This Issue Secretary Pat Nagorka President’sCorner 1 New CT Guidebook Out Soon! 13 Treasurer Tom Gramling Bill Manning Welcomed CTF Volunteers Do It All 14 As CTF Managing Director 1 Staff Volunteers Needed Now! 15 Managing Director Bill Manning 2006 Colorado Trail Outdoor Classroom Series 4 Kenosha Pass Crew 0205: Volunteer Coordinators Laura Becker June 18–25, 2005 16 Marian Phillips Is A Supported Hiking Trek This Summer For You? 6 Orientation Meeting for CTF Tread Lines Volunteers:March 25 17 Editor Jon Greeneisen New “Flex Crew” Scheduled Assistant Editor Marylin Greeneisen for June 7 CTF Truck For Sale 17 Coordinator Suzanne Reed Gudy’s Wish List 17 Graphics Valerie Z. Miller Eight Outdoor Classes Masthead Photo by Bill Bloomquist Offered This Summer 7 New Parking Lot at Durango Trailhead 18 Taken on Carson Saddle Crew Summer 2006 Volunteer Picnic in September! 19 Work Crew Schedule 8 Give Us Your Best Shot! 20 The Colorado Trail Foundation 3,000 Hours and Counting 10 710 10th St., Suite 210 Are You a Colorado Trail Completer? 20 Golden, CO 80401-5843 Colorado Trail Adopters Wilderness First Aid Class, May 20–21 21 Phone: (303) 384-3729 (24-hour voice mail) Spring 2006 10 Fax: (303) 384-3743 Voice Mail to an Adopter from Don’t Get Caught Without a E-mail: [email protected] a Happy User of the Trail 11 CORSAR Card 21 Web site: http://www.coloradotrail.org Office hours: Varied hours M – F A Group of Adopters Remember On the Ridge near Bolam Pass 22 between 9 – 4, Mountain Standard Time a Friend 12 The Colorado Trail Store 23 2 Tread Lines Spring 20042006 Bill Manning continued from page 1 Colorado Trail Foundation for a number of years. He has been an adopter since 1995 (first on a 5-mile stretch near Molas Pass and more recently a 15-mile section above Gudy’s Rest) and, as a member of the CTF Board of Directors for 5 years, a key participant in planning and guiding the Foundation. Along with Jerry Brown, Ted La May, Ernie Norris, Ken Marshall, Paul Wilbert, and Dale Garland, Bill has been part of an informal team of “Friends” who help maintain and protect the southern end of The Colorado Trail. A native of Denver, Bill holds a B.S. degree in finance from the University of Colorado. Before assuming lead- ership of Trails 2000 in 1993, he worked 12 years as a “landman” in the oil and gas industry where he focused on landowner issues. Bill says, “It is critical that The Colorado Trail is maintained well. Keeping the path clear of fallen trees and diverting the runoff to limit erosion are ongoing necessities. I admire the dedication and commitment of the long- term volunteers who have built the Trail and maintained it for 30 years.” He says he wants “to help keep the CT in great shape and keep trail crew experiences fun, safe and productive for all volunteers.” Bill has bought a home in Golden not far from the American Mountaineering Center. Stop by the CTF office and welcome Bill. 2006 CTF Board of Directors (left to right) front row: George Miller, Suzanne Reed, Pat Nagorka, Marilyn Eisele, Managing Director Bill Manning, and Jon Greeneisen. Back row: Gudy Gaskill, Steve Staley, Tom Gramling, Carolyn Burtard, Ernie Norris, Jack Berryhill, Roger Gomas, Ken Swierenga, and Jerry Brown. Not pictured: Ernie Werren. Tread Lines Spring 2006 3 2006 Colorado Trail Outdoor Classroom Series Enjoy a wonderful week in the mountains this summer. The educational program has been enjoyed by many participants from around the country. Classes are small and continuing education credits are available. Leave the cooking to us and relax in a dramatic setting in the shadow of three 14ers in the San Juan Mountains. Gudy Gaskill and volunteers maintain the facility and cook the robust, healthy meals. Sleep in your own tent or use our platform dormitory tents (with beds). The Swiss chalet-style, solar-lighted cabin, is available for inclement weather. Meals are served on the deck or on the canopy-covered patio. A variety of classes are being offered with top-notch instructors. Most classes, except Monday lectures, are conducted in the beautiful, flower-covered meadows and high peaks. Class size is limited to ten participants. Kids’ Outdoor Adventure cost per adult is $295 ($255 + $40 public land use permit fee) and per youth is $125 ($85 + $40 public land use fee).
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