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Vandenbusche Van Tour: The Black Canyon
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Date: July 26, 8:00 am-3:00pm
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Location: The Almont Resort
Details: Join us for this series of tours around Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley featuring historian Duane Vandenbusche. This tour will be centered around the history of The Black Canyon. Topics will include the 9-10 resorts along the river between gunnison and lake city bridge, the Lake City Bridge and building of the Blue Mesa Reservoir, Pioneer Point, 1901 and the search for a site for Gunnison Tunnel, and special guest Bruce Bartleson will talk about the geology of the area. The tour will officially begin at 9am, however you are invited for a roundtable breakfast session with Duane beginning at 8am. Breakfast is not included in the cost of this ticket, but lunch and transport is included. Duane will go over his topics for the day during his roundtable session from 8am-9am. All participants, whether joining for the breakfast roundtable or not, will meet at The Almont at the latest 9am. At 9am, we will head out in the van to make stops along the way. Van transportation will be included with this tour, however, you are welcome to transport yourself if you choose to do so. A sack-lunch will also be provided with the tour: sandwich, chips or another side, and a drink. Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements so we can accommodate your breakfast and lunch. The tour will end around 3pm.
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Upcoming Events
  TIME   EVENT   LOCATION
Tuesday, Jul 26
  8:00am-5:00pm Resource Conscious Construction Course Western Colorado University
  8:00am-3:00pm Vandenbusche Van Tour: The Black Canyon The Almont Resort
  6:00pm-8:00pm Soladeras Soaps Gunnison Arts Center
  7:00pm-8:30pm Crested Butte Public Policy Forum Crested Butte Center for the Arts
Wednesday, Jul 27
  8:00am-4:00pm Resource Conscious Construction Course Western Colorado University
  10:00am-4:00pm Rangeland Resilience Workshop Fred Field Western Heritage Center (275 S Spruce Street, Gunnison CO 81230)
  5:30pm-7:30pm LIVE! At Mt. Crested Butte CBMR Red Lady Stage
  5:30pm-7:30pm Women's Networking Night Buckel Family Wine - 1018 State Hwy 135, Gunnison
  5:30pm-7:00pm Mid-Week on Main Street IOOF Park - Main Street & Virginia Avenue Gunnison
  6:00pm-6:00pm Wednesday night guided meditation and dharma talk 115 S. Colorado Street, Gunnison, CO
  7:30pm-9:30am Free Summer Movie Series I Bar Ranch
Thursday, Jul 28
  8:00am-4:00pm Resource Conscious Construction Course Western Colorado University
  11:00am-3:00pm Hiking Interpretive Tour: Copley Lake 331 Elk Avenue Crested Butte, CO 81224
  1:00pm-5:00pm Hot Club Jazz Rafting Gunnison
  4:30pm-7:00pm Community BBQ Rainbow Park Pavilion
  4:30pm-7:00pm Community BBQ Grant Lake Pavilion
  5:00pm-9:00pm Mt. Crested Butte Annual Town Picnic 911 Gothic Rd., Mt. Crested Butte, CO 81225
  5:00pm-8:00pm Hopeful Birds Workshop Gunnison Arts Center
  5:30pm-7:30pm Friendship Bracelet Making 1018 Highway 135 Unit B Gunnison, CO
  6:00pm-8:00pm Lower Loop Trail Run Town of Crested Butte - Lower Loop
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