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Club Info > Club Events > 2010 Program July 31th - Mountain Hike at Silver Dollar Lake Silver Dollar Lake Trail Head (9:30 am) Time for our really strenuous leg stretcher for the year! The hike is 2.2 miles to the lake through a variety of landscape: beginning in high forest and then breaking out above the tree line through a myriad of wildflowers, and ending at a terrific place that invites the dogs for a swim. This will be a pack your own lunch affair: sandwiches and water are the suggested fare, perhaps topped off with chewy granola bars! Don’t forget to bring Fido a few biscuits too! Observations and Guidance for People This is really not a hard hike. The total elevation gain for the entire trail is only 800 feet, but it is still a trail of some short steep sections. And, it is a backpacking trail. Finally, it starts at a trail head altitude of about 11,600 feet. All of this means that you should wear sunscreen, wear good sturdy walking shoes or, better yet, light hiking boots, carry a walking stick, and be prepared to go slow and take frequent stops. – fortunately, the scenery makes stops almost an afterthought. I’ll summarize some essentials later. The hike should take around an hour to two hours going in, depending on stops and preferences; the return trip will likely be a bit faster. Plan on at least an hour at the lake to give the dogs ample opportunity to explore and swim, as well as for the picnic. This is a dog friendly trail, but there are rules: dogs must either be under good voice command or on lead, dogs must not and cannot chase the local inhabitants, and dog leavings must either be buried or packed out. The trail is generally narrow so in most cases you and your dog will be in single file. There are often other hikers with dogs in the area -- not all of whom observe good hiking and trail etiquette so be prepared. Summary of Things to Bring Sturdy shoes, daypack or fannypack, sunscreen, food for picnic, water, dog water bowl and biscuits, light jacket or cover, bug repellent, dog pickup bags or trowel, leash, walking or hiking stick, and hat (much of hike is above the tree line). Add (or subtract) to this list as you like. Rendezvous Point and Schedule The trail head is approximately an hour’s drive from Exit 260 on Interstate 70 West. Since we should be at the trail head by about 9:30 am, we should leave the Morrison Road parking lot by 8:40 am. The car pool rendezvous point is the Northwest parking lot at the Morrison Exit. Take I-70 to exit 259. The parking lot is immediately to the right on the Northwest Corner of I-70 and exit 259. Turn right at the exit and then left at the light. Be there between 8:15 am and 8:30 am. The “car pool pack” will leave at 8:45 am. The trail head parking is limited (more on that in a moment) so car pooling is definitely advised. Directions Mile Post 0 – Interstate 70 West (Exit 260) Mile Post 18 – Exit 241A (Idaho Springs) Mile Post 32 – Exit 228 (Georgetown): right exit here, take a left at stop sign to proceed under the Interstate. Go approximately ¼ mile, past the Visitor Rest Stop to a stop sign. Take a right at the stop sign and follow this street and signs to Guenella Pass. You will go through Historic Georgetown, but the Guenella Pass signs and directions are quite clear. Mile Post 34 – You will be on the west side of Georgetown and at the beginning of a rough and winding drive. The road is paved but in need of repair so plan on driving slowly and carefully -- there are also numerous switchbacks and the climb is fairly constant. Mile Post 38 – Clear Creek Camp Ground. You will come to the Excel Power Generating Plant, and immediately upon getting past that you will come to the Clear Creek CG. The oad then becomes well kept gravel and asphalt. Mile Post 42 – Guenella Pass Camp Ground. You will pass this CG and almost immediately (i.e., around the corner after passing the CG) you will come to a parking area. There are six parking spots on the right side, and 12 on the left, and this is a fairly popular trailhead so we want to limit vehicles. The actual trail head is .75 miles up a rutted road from the right side parking area. If you are in an off road vehicle you can proceed up the rutted road to the trail head parking and the trail head itself; trail head parking, if you can get there, is ample. If you are driving anything else, then you would be well advised to park in the paved parking area and walk. It is a strenuous uphill walk but you won’t be leaving pieces of your vehicle’s undercarriage behind. If we stay on schedule, we can do transports with the all wheel drive vehicles to eliminate the extraneous walk (it’s not a very attractive introduction so it really is best driven rather than walked). Questions? Call or email Mitch Stewart: (303) 883-3782, StewartMW@q.com =============================================================== June 6th, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Airedale Romp Location: Directions: Parking is somewhat limited. If you don’t find a parking space, exit back onto Santa Fe and go south a short distance to Carder Ct, turn right and then right again. There is an out of business gas station/Food Mart with plenty of parking that we can use. My Pet’s Place is a private and very securely fenced 1.5 acre dog park. For the dogs, there’s a swimming pond and climbing structures (wooden platforms and a rock mountain). For the humans, there is some shade and one picnic table. You might want to bring a lawn chair if you don’t want to stand. The club will provide some liquid refreshments for dogs and humans, but you are welcome to bring any food and drink for yourselves if you wish. Entrance to the park is on the south (left) side of the My Pet’s Place building. There will be an electronic fob key hanging there that you will need to swipe in order to unlock and open the gate. There is a second gate you will need to go through before getting into the main park. For the safety of the dogs, we ask that the outer gate not be opened if anyone is in the area between the two gates and dogs should only be off leash in the main park. There are two agility training areas in the park. Only dogs with formal agility training are allowed to use this equipment and humans shouldn’t climb on any of it, for the safety of everyone. We will have a few of our own jumps set up in the main dog park if any dogs are interested. Contact Bethany Eisel if you have any questions: Click here for a printable document in a PDF format. =============================================================== May 1st, 9 a.m. - Furry Scurry and GDATC Picnic Please join us for this two-mile walk for animals in Washington Park at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, benefiting the Denver Dumb Friends League. Enter on the Greater Denver Airedale Terrier Club Team and you will get a Furry Scurry Tee Shirt with your $45.00 Contribution. We hope to have a big group of Airedales and honorary Aireheads on our team. There are three ways to help our team:
Again, please note that all dogs entered in the actual walk must be spayed or neutered. Dogs on our team do not need to be Airedales – but the more we have at the race, the better press for our group. We would like to get all of our participants registered by April 15, 2010 – so please let Tia Jenkins know when you have registered. REGISTRATION TIMES EVENT FESTIVITIES Shop the Flealess Market for pet-friendly merchandise and services offered by more than 100 vendors. Enter the DDFL Pet/Person Look-alike, Best Pet Kisser, Best Tail Wagger and Best Trick contests beginning at 9:45 a.m. LOCATION We will also have a Greater Denver Airedale Terrier Club Picnic after the run. Details will follow as we get closer to the event. SAVE THE DATE: MAY 1, 2010 |
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