Seniors Outdoors will host these events:

A group will climb up the couloir to reach Grizzly Peak on Saturday. A four-wheel-drive vehicle is necessary. To RSVP, call Lynn Coburn at 247-0914 or email [email protected].

A long hike with significant vertical is planned to climb Half Peak from Minnie Gulch on Monday. A four-wheel-drive vehicle with high clearance is necessary. Dogs are not allowed. To RSVP, call Charlie Berglund at 247-9747 or email [email protected].

A hike at a moderate pace is planned up to Spencer Peak on Monday. There will be some brush, exposed trail and a talus slope. Dogs are not allowed. To RSVP, call Marianne Pearlman at 375-9257

A hike on the Haflin Creek Trail to Missionary Ridge is planned for Tuesday. To RSVP, call Wayne Bedor at 764-4089 or email [email protected].

A 13-mile challenging hike to Mountain View Crest, the Needleton Overlook and beyond is planned for Wednesday. Additional off-trail hikes to four high points and some exploratory miles will be included. A four-wheel-drive vehicle with high clearance is needed. Dogs are not allowed. To RSVP, call Debra Van Winegarden at 769-7269 or email [email protected]. For more information, call Tom Ward at 459-4312 or email [email protected]

The Wednesday Wanderers will hike the easy way to Castle Rock. To RSVP, call Susan Beck-Brown at 375-0948 or email [email protected].

The Thursday hike will be to Quartz Lake in the South San Juan Wilderness. There will be some scrambling off trail. To RSVP, email Bill Cagle at [email protected].

A moderate hike is planned on the Cascade Creek Loop on Sept. 12. There will be a necessary creek crossing. Dogs are allowed. To RSVP, call Susan Beck-Brown at 375-0948 or email [email protected].

Basics of fly-fishing to be discussed

The Cortez Cultural Center and the Dolores River Anglers chapter of Trout Unlimited will sponsor a “Basics of Fly Fishing” workshop Sept. 19.

A three-hour classroom session will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 19, followed with streamside coaching from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 20 on the Dolores River. Participants will be teamed with experienced fly-fishing coaches who know what works in the area. The workshop is women- and high school youth-friendly. The class is intended for people who are new to fly-fishing and people who need a refresher course.

The cost for the workshop is $35. Registration forms are available at the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St. in Cortez or at http://cortezculturalcenter.org.

For more information, call Duncan Rose at (970) 570-9905 or email [email protected].

Herald Staff