The Continental Divide Trail Coalition will be hosting a plant identification and foraging walk near Cottonwood Lake this coming Saturday, September 9.
Burgeoning flora experts should meet at 10:00 a.m. in the parking lot at the Cottonwood Lake day use area, a few miles west of Buena Vista. The trail coalition recommends attendees come prepared for shifts in the often-changeable weather, and also supplied with water, sunscreen and a snack if you so choose.
For those interested in becoming more familiar with the various plants that grow along the Continental Divide Trail, Saturday’s get together is the perfect opportunity. Community Ambassadors for the Trail Coalition will be teaching attendees not only how to identify different plants, but also how they can be made useful to hikers as they trek across the Collegiate Peaks.
Some plants, for instance, are edible! Some are not. If you head out on Saturday, you’ll be able to educate your friends and family on which are which the next time you go out for an afternoon stroll to Lost Lake.
Other plants can be used for first aid purposes, this will also be covered on Saturday by experienced outdoor adventurers, who are, of course, significantly more educated than us at the Ark Valley Voice.
Salida is an officially-designated “Gateway Community” for the Continental Divide Trail, which spans the entire United States (top to bottom), beginning on the southern edge of New Mexico and ending at the northern border of Montana. As a gateway community, Salida is one of the municipalities through which hikers on the trail will pass.
The Continental Divide Trail Coalition connects these gateway communities and the hikers who will pass through them, helping to educate through hikers and let them know what sort of fun activities they can expect to be met with upon arrival in one of the gateway communities on their journey.
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