Trails and Ales

Ty and I are changing things up this time.

Dancing instead of Happy Hour, new venue and yes, there is an age limit.

I am pretty sure there is no cover or fee for the dance lessons.
So please buy some food or beverage -don't stand around drinking just water....

Dance lesson start at 7pm - partner and line dances in two separate rooms. There is some Country Swing lesson at 8:15. No idea when music starts. Be there by 6:45pm if you plan on doing the lessons at 7pm.

More details to follow....

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Hello canyoneering friends,

Wanted to make you aware of some canyoneering items - Ouray Canyon Festival, Training, and Calendar

IMPORTANT: This is a Cross-Post, so if you are interested in any of it, you need to RSVP on the links provided below. This post has nothing to RSVP to.

# 1 - Ouray Canyon Festival:

Just a reminder that the Ouray Canyon Festival is right around the corner, running Aug 6-10. If you are interested, you can find more details and sign up at: https://www.ouraycanyonfestival.org/

Note: The prices will go up after 7/15/25, so sign up soon if you are interested.

If you want to attend the festival, but are having issues finding a place to stay – and you don’t want to risk not getting a walk-in campsite, we just want to let you know that we will have rudimentary camping available at a field with a porta-potty as a backup. Reach out to one of the organizers at the festival for more info. We don’t want folks not to attend thinking they won’t have a place to stay. If you stay at the field, we ask for a donation to help cover costs.

# 2 - Training:

My UberAdventures canyoneering courses are winding down for Boulder, CO – there is still an L1 course on 7/18 and 9/5, and a L2 on 9/13. We will host courses in Grand Junction, CO in October. We will also be doing an L1 course the weekend prior to the Ouray Canyon Festival in Ouray starting 8/2. More info can be found at: https://www.meetup.com/canyoneeringco/events/ and you can sign up at: https://uberadventures.net/events/ (Meetup started charging extra fees, so it's best to sign up at UberAdventures directly.)

# 3 - Calendar:

If you are looking for other canyoneering events, festivals and rondys – here is a new Google Calendar to provide a consolidated view. I added all of the events I knew about, and reached out to other event organizers as well. If you notice any events missing, please let me know (and please let me know who the contact is for the event if you know it.)
Here's a link that you can use to just look at the calendar in a web browser: https://tinyurl.com/SeeCanyonFests

Note: That link should also allow you to add the calendar (as a separate calendar) to your Google Account's Calendar (or copy an event to your personal calendar.)

You can also use this URL to add the calendar to your Google calendar: https://tinyurl.com/AddCanyonFests

If you are an event organizer, and want to add or maintain your own events - please reach out. I'm happy to add you as an editor, so you can add your event, and include any details you would like. You can also see what events are already planned, so event organizers can try to avoid overlapping with other events.

Photo from Ouray for eye candy.

Hope to see you soon!

The Walker Ranch loop is a classic Boulder hike that is 7.9mi in length with
1,610 ft elevation gain. It crosses South Boulder Creek twice with good views. We will start at the main Walker Ranch trail head at 7:30 AM, both to avoid the heat and hopefully get parking spots in the parking lot, which gets crowded on the weekends.

If anyone wants to car pool from Boulder, we can meet at the RTD - Broadway/27th Way Park-N-Ride at 7:00 AM:

• 601 27th Way, Boulder, CO 80305

Please post a note if you are planning to meet at the Park-N-Ride to car pool so we know who will be there. Maybe plan on arriving a few minutes early.
It should take about 4 hours for the hike. Afterwards, we can go to the West End Tavern on Pearl St. for food or drinks:

• 926 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302

They have a nice roof top patio and hopefully the weather will cooperate. Currently they predict a 24% chance of rain on Sunday.