This year is the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. In 1919, Arthur Carhart sent a report to the federal government suggested establishing wilderness areas after spending time around Trappers Lake. Last week, Meeker Elementary School fifth graders took a field trip to Trappers Lake, hosted by the Blanco Ranger[Read More…]
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MULES & MOUNTAINS
Trappers Lake Lodge celebrated the end of a successful season with a prime rib dinner, cowboy poetry and music, a cash bar courtesy of the Meeker Lions Club, and plenty of prizes last Saturday at the Fairfield Center in Meeker. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTOS
CITIZENS OF THE YEAR
Gus and Christine Halandras are the Meeker Chamber of Commerce’s designated Citizens of the Year for 2022 for their many decades of service to the Meeker community. The award was presented at Saturday’s Mountains & Mules end-of-the-season event put on by Trappers Lake Lodge. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTOS
Connecting kids with conservation efforts
Every year, the fifth grade Meeker Elementary School class takes a field trip to Trappers Lake. Staff members of the U.S. Forest Service Blanco Ranger District (BRD) coordinate with teachers to interact with students and share their knowledge of the “Cradle of Wilderness,” its many wonders, and how to best[Read More…]
Feels like fall…
COWBOY POETRY …
Trappers Lake Lodge held its first annual Cowboy Gathering on the Mountain July 30. The event was a success despite a downpour. Attendees enjoyed music and poetry from performers including Caitlyn Taussig.
Cowboy poetry coming to Trappers
RBC I The first Annual Cowboy Gathering on the Mountain will be held at Trappers Lake Lodge Friday, July 30 at 6 p.m. The poet line-up will include Terry Nash and Kyah Westbrook and musicians performing will be Peggy Malone, Daron Little, and Caitlyn Taussig. Bring your lawn chair, a[Read More…]
USFS honors Arthur Carhart’s legacy with 100th anniversary events
One hundred years ago, Trappers Lake, 50 miles east of Meeker, looked much as it does today because its unique beauty inspired a young Forest Service employee to take action. In 1919, the Forest Service dispatched its first landscape architect, Arthur H. Carhart, to Trappers Lake with instructions to survey[Read More…]
UPDATE: Himes Peak Fire now 85 percent contained
RBC | A Multi Mission Aircraft surveying the Himes Peak Fire on Sunday estimated it at 112 acres. Firefighters have contained 85 percent of the perimeter and have plumbed it with hose to facilitate “mop up.” Over the next few days, they will cool hot spots and look for places[Read More…]
UPDATE: Hime’s Peak Fire 25 percent contained
MEEKER | A multi-mission aircraft conducted an infrared survey of the Himes Peak Fire 46 miles east of Meeker in the Flat Tops Wilderness on Thursday and found an active heat perimeter of approximately 94 acres at 3:30 p.m. This is considerably smaller than previous estimates. Firefighters were able to[Read More…]
Indian paintbrush…
Trappers Lake…
