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Trail Ride with The San Juan Trail Riders

By | May 30, 2008








San Juan Trail Riders Association of Pagosa

SUNDAY JUNE 1ST we will be having our first ride of the season! Members and non members are all encouraged to come. We will be putting flyers out around town look for it coming soon!!!

BLUE CREEK JEEP TRAIL
The Blue Creek Trail connects the Blanco Road and the Buckles Lake Road in southeast Pagosa Country. On the map find the Blanco Road about eight miles south on Hwy 84. The trail turns south just 2.25 miles from the highway. There is a sign to point the way.

Part of this trail was the original road from Chama, New Mexico to Pagosa Springs. Few signs of this early use remain except a couple of cabins and small barns in poor shape. It does give one pause to consider that what we think of as a jeep trail was once a main road.

This trail is a "roller coaster" as it rolls around or up and over many ridges and low mountains. There is one river crossing (Blanco River) that can be a problem in early spring or during hard rain run-off. There is also a spring fed bog near the south end that you should pay attention to.

In very wet conditions this is a poor trail because of muddy and steep sections. A life was lost on this trail recently during wet conditions near the north end. It was also the area famous explorer Kit Carson hunted and trapped. For more on Kit Carson's history click links below.

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Interested riders will meet Sunday June 1st at the Pagosa Power Sports parking lot at 8:30 AM, we will all leave together from there. We will be riding Blue Creek Trail. Bring a lunch for yourselves, we'll ride in and eat  at Buckles Lake then ride back out. Helmets are STRONGLY recomended and your ATV/ OHVs MUST be Registered.

The next Club Meeting has been set for June 3rd--Tuesday--at 6:30 pm at Farragos Restaurant. PLEASE RSVP.

We are all REALLY excited to finally get out on the trails to ride and have a lot of fun! We look forward to seeing you there!!!!

Kari Eden Events Coordinator
San Juan Trail Riders Association of Pagosa eden315@hotmail.com


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