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Bike Ride Across Nebraska
- this ride starts in Gordon and runs to Waterloo Usually held in June.. For more information, call (402) 397-9785,
or go to: www.bran-inc.org
Cheyenne, Wyoming 5K & 10 K Walks - normally held in April. Sponsored
by the Cheyenne High Plains Wanderers. For more information, call: (307) 638-9979
The Big Mick - Mickelson Trail bike ride in the Black Hills usually held in June. For more
information, call: (605) 745-3463
Black Hills Moonwalks
- these hikes are conducted by the forest service in the Black Hills every evening there is a full moon, starting in May.
Listed below, were the seven Moonwalks for 2007:
May 5 -
Big Horn Sheep, near Silver City
June 2 - Sink Holes &
Hydrology, west of Sturgis
June 30 - Civilian Conservation
Corps Contributions, west of Custer
July 28 - Stewardship
and Conservation Partners at Slate Creek, west of Hill City
August
25 - Secluded Niches of the Forest, in western Black Hills
September
22 - Clean Water, a Forest Product, on Rapid Creek, west of Rapid City
October
27 - Gold Mountain Mine, west of Hill City
For brochures,
directions, to get on the e-mail list or for more information, call (605) 343-1567.
"Ride The Trail" - bike the Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills, normally in September.
For more information, call: (605) 584-3896, or go online to: www.mickelsontrail.com
Websites
with scheduled events:
Black Hills Volkssport Association
- www.ava.org/clubs/bhva/ - this association sponsors quite a few group hikes
in many locations around the Black Hills every year.
Saturday
Night Alive Christian Singles - www.saturdaynightalivesingles.com - this organization
sponsors several biking and/or hiking events every year in the Black Hills. Their next biking event will be on the Mickelson
Trail June 8-10, 2007. The SNA Fall Retreat generally includes a hike in the Horsethief Lake/Old Baldy area. This
year's retreat is slated for October 5-7. SNA also has a Fall bike ride through Spearfish Canyon, on September 29,
and will sometimes include short hikes in the event.
Hiking/Biking Events Held in Chadron Area for 2008 (more being planned)
Hike
The Ridge - Part of National Trails Day, the 2008 hike was held south of Chadron near The Cliffs, crossing the Big Bordeaux
Creek several times.
Hiking/Biking Events Held in Chadron Area for 2007
Hike
The Ridge - Part of National Trails Day, this hike was held south of Chadron on June 2, and included segments of the Pine
Ridge Trail, a trail through Strong Canyon, and stopped by Whiskey Cave.
Coffee
Mill Butte Hike - Group hike on June 30, from the Coffee Mill Butte Trail Head on the Pine Ridge Trail.
Chadron Volksmarch - Chadron's first-ever Volksmarch, held July 13.
Memorial Park Triathlon - Walk, run, and bike events in Chadron's
Memorial Park held on August 25.
Medicine Bow Peak
Hike - Group hike for area hikers up 12,013-foot Medicine Bow Peak in Wyoming, held
September 9.
Bear Mountain
Hike - Group hike for area hikers up Bear Mountain in the Black Hills, held September 22.
Fall Colors Hike - originally scheduled for The Cliffs area, held at Chadron State Park trails
on October 14, due to rain.
Flannigan Butte Hike -
original plans were for hiking Barrel butte on November 4, but group voted to hike up Flannigan Butte instead.
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