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Local Hiking Trails

The summer is well underway, and it is still a great time to get out and see some of the local scenery. The USDA Forest Service website has a list of trails complete with maps, distances, usage, and summaries. There are about 45 trails, with over 300 total miles to trek.

Trail Name	Trail Number	Difficulty	Use	Length*
Salt Park	1114	More Difficult	L	5.5
Chinese Wall	1803	More Difficult	M	18.0
Lost Park	1805	Easy	M	4.0
Skinny Fish/Mcginnis	1813	Moderate	H	2.7
Stillwater	1814	Moderate	H	8.0
Trappers Lake	1816	Moderate	L	15.0
Wild Cow Park	1820-1B	More Difficult	M	3.0
Mirror Lake	1821	More Difficult	H	3.5
East Marvine	1822	Moderate	M	10.5
South Fork	1827	Moderate	H	23.25
Spring Cave	1834	Moderate	H	.6
Lake Of The Woods	2263	Moderate	H	.35
				*Length in miles.

For a full list visit: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/whiteriver/rangerdistricts/meeker/trails.shtml

MHS Football 2010 – Schedule

The schedule for the Cowboys looks pretty standard this year. We’ve got 5 Varsity home games as well as a couple of JV home games. Check out the tables below for all of the details.

**Varsity** (Update June 1, 2010)
Date	Opponent	Location	Time
September 4	Grand Junction (JV)	Home	1:00pm
September 10	Monte Vista	Home	7:00pm
September 18	Center	Olathe	1:00pm
September 25	Fruita Monument (JV)	Home	1:00pm
October 1	Lake County	Leadville	7:30pm
October 8	Paonia	Home	7:30pm
October 15	Rangely	Rangely	7:30pm
October 22	Hayden	Home	7:30pm
October 29	Hotchkiss	Hotchkiss	7:00pm

**Junior Varsity** (Updated June 1, 2010)
Date	Opponent	Location	Time
September 7	Moffat County	Home	4:00pm
September 13	Hayden	Hayden	5:00pm
September 20	Grand Valley	Home	4:00pm
October 18	Steamboat (C-Team)	Steamboat	4:00pm
October 25	Grand Valley	Parachute	4:00pm

Looks like the Meeker Cowboys Football Team Camp runs from Monday, July 19th to Wednesday, July 29th. With an team inter-squad scrimmage on Thursday, July 30 at 7:00pm.

Go Meeker Cowboys!

Spring Cave (South Fork) May Close To Protect Bats

While none of the caves in the Rocky Mountain Region have known cases of white-nose syndrome (WNS), bats in the eastern US are dying from it. To prevent the spread of this disease, which could be caused by cavers and their equipment, the Forest Service recommends that you de-contaminate your equipment and clothing before caving and report unusual bat behavior. More information on their website.

Here’s more from 9News:
9NEWS.com | Colorado’s Online News Leader | Forest Service may close caves to protect bats.