Weekend Events:

Here are the events that are on the radar for this weekend:

• Thursday, October 14:

  • 5:45pm

    • Silver State Striders are running the Steamboat Ditch Trail from the Wood Chuck Drive crossing out to Hole-In-The-Wall and back. Roughly 8 miles total out and back. More details on their website.

• Friday, October 15:

  • 1:00pm

    • Nevada Nordic is hosting a trail maintenance day for their Tahoe Meadows XC ski trails. More details and RSVP/coordination contact information on their Facebook Event Page.

• Saturday, October 16:

  • 8:00am

    • Silver State Striders are running from Pinehaven at the top of Caughlin Ranch to Hole-In-The-Wall on the ditch trail and back via a very hilly dirt loop of 18 miles. More details on their website.

  • 12:00pm - 4:00pm:

    • Nevada Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) will be holding middle school and high school mountain bike races at Sierra Vista Park. Come cheer on the kids! Volunteers are greatly appreciated and can sign up on their website here. Expected limited access to the trails and parking at SVP this weekend.

• Sunday, October 17:

  • 8:00am:

    • Muscle Powered Carson city will be road riding from Fremont Elementary School.

  • 8:00am - 2:00pm:

    • Nevada Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) will be holding middle school and high school mountain bike races at Sierra Vista Park. Come cheer on the kids! Volunteers are greatly appreciated and can sign up on their website here. Expected limited access to the trails and parking at SVP this weekend.

Trail Outlook

Cold mornings, warm afternoons, calm winds, and dry trails. Second only to firm damp trails, these are the kind of fall conditions that have me daydreaming of long hikes with the pups or rides exploring fall colors with the family. There is a possibility of unsettled weather rolling in late Sunday. The winds are expected to be increasing starting in the mid-morning. Otherwise, conditions look prime.

Be kind, be safe, and enjoy.