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A sampling of our activities
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Annual Meeting
Slate Lakes Work Trip 7/2021
5 volunteers, 3 USFS wilderness rangers and 2 llamas!
Sawyer Training
A dozen ESWA volunteers became certified crosscut sawyers
VWR Training
35 trainees received their USFS certification as Volunteer Wilderness Rangers
Cataract crew
A weekend crew packed in to Upper Cataract Lake and cleared 31 illegal campfire rings, plus more
Llama + friend
A mountain goat paid a visit during our work trip to Gore Lake
Lily Pad crew
A vigorous crew on a day trip work project cleared the popular Lily Pad trail and met Wilderness visitors
June visitors
Our VWRs encountered many visitors on this perfect June day
TH Hosting
Our Trailhead Hosts meet and greet Wilderness visitors as the arrive and depart, dispensing wisdom, guidance, and swag
Goodbye Columbus
It's now Indiginous People's Day, and Karn Stiegelmeier announces a plan to rename the Gore Range in honor of the original inhabitants
Gore Creek
Adopt-a-trail work on Gore Creek
VWR Training
Here Cyndi demonstrates how not to dress for patrolling the Wilderness
150 years
We celebrated the sesquicentennial of the first description of the Gore Range with Ute Chief Manuel Heart
XC Ski Trip
Skiing and lunch on Pebble Creek
VWR Dinner
At a VWR Appreciation Dinner, Mike vigorously recruited new Board members.
REI opening
REI Dillon opened with a fair celebrating all things outdoors
Farewell Mike Beach
A party for Mike Beach as he leaves the Eagle/Holy Cross RD for a new USFS position in Idaho
Gore Lake trip
An overnight work trip with llamas carrying tools and gear to Gore Lake
Dan Gibbs
We met up with Dan Gibbs, the new head of the DNR, and former country commissioner
Slate Lakes #1
Photos of the trip with llamas into Slate Lakes
VWR updates
Returning VWRs gather to hear the latest updates from the USFS about Wilderness status
Slate Lakes 2
Report of work trip to Slate Lakes
BC Hosting
A new programe at ESWA, backcountry campsite hosting by VWRs
Stuart Dodd
A full day Retreat to examine the way forward was guided skillfully by Stuart Dodd
Bighorn Creek
Rebuilding a cabin with traditional tools deep inside the Wilderness
June hikers
Hikers and backpackers headed to Boulder Lake
Our host Kate
Social night at Ollie's Pub in Frisco
Apprentice
VWR training in 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic, and wannabe rangers could accompany returning VWRs on patrols
VWR Dinner
VWRs gathered Jay's Cabin up on Vail Pass to celebrate a great year in the Wilderness
Boulder Lake
An overnight trip to clean up illegal campfire rings and rehabilitate camp sites
Backpackers+
A beautiful weekend attracted families of hikers and backpackers headed for backcountry lakes
Lost Lake
A weekend of trail maintenance and campsite rehabilitation deep inside Eagles Nest Wilderness
June homage
An evening's stroll around sunset revealed some of the beauties of June in the mountains
VWR Training
Freshly-minted VWR Melissa tries on her newly-issued ranger shirt
Slate Lakes LLama Report
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