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Summit County government is inviting the community to participate in Bike to Work Day on Wednesday, June 23.
The event is an annual celebration to support physical activity for all levels and abilities of cyclists. Community members are encouraged to travel by bike wherever they’re headed be it work, errands, to drop kids at day care or just for fun.
Participants who ditch the car in favor of a bicycle can find free breakfast and activities all around the county. Cyclists are welcome to stop by any of the six aid stations from 7:30-10:30 a.m. for a light breakfast, bike tuneup, bike bingo and coloring contest:
Moments before the first finisher of the day crossed the finish line on Wednesday, June 9, Summit Mountain Challenge Event Director Jeff Westcott reflected on what this moment meant to him and the rest of.
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The White River National Forest on Wednesday, June 9, approved the construction of additional winter and summer trails at the Frisco Nordic Center in Summit County.
Under this second phase of improvements at the Nordic center, the Forest Service approved 1.3 miles of new winter trails and 4.6 miles of new summer trails on national forest land. Additionally, 2.1 miles of existing summer trails will be upgraded.
Preapproved work on the first phase of new trails is now largely completed and followed a 2019 approval from the Forest Service.
The Frisco Nordic Center operates winter and summer trail systems across national forest and town of Frisco land at the Peninsula Recreation Area.
For many people, 2020 has been a tough year. January started with large fires in Australia, moved into the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump and ended with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The tone of the year didn’t seem to improve for many as spring lockdowns were followed up with large protests after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police and a major wildfire season, which included the three largest wildfires in Colorado’s recorded history
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While it undeniably has been a historically tough year for people all around the globe, many also have found a few silver linings. All across Summit County, people shared their perspectives on the good that has come out of the past year as well as their hopes for the year to come.