By Sheridan Block
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Off-road enthusiasts can start hitting the trails now that Jeep roads have officially begun opening up for the summer.
The Ouray County Road and Bridge crew started plowing the roads earlier this month and is getting through more quickly than usual.
“Progress is good, it’s going really well,” said Road and Bridge Supervisor Chris Miller. “We’re pretty far ahead of schedule right now.”

Celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, the Wright Opera House is undergoing major renovations as part of its capital campaign.
The capital campaign is a five to seven year restoration project funded by donations, grants and business sponsorships. Every dollar raised goes toward renovation projects, not business operations, said the Wright’s executive director, Josh Gowans.

On May 10, the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the highly anticipated, final environmental assessment for the Ridgway Travel Management Plan. By releasing the assessment, the way is finally clear for the Ridgway Area Trails group (RAT) to begin construction on an inter-connected system of single track mountain biking trails northeast of Ridgway. The assessment was released just in time for RAT to take advantage of the incoming trail building labor force that will be in the area for the June 7-8 RAT Fest.