Dedicated volunteer Chip Marlow mows brush and weeds along the Uncompahgre Riverway Trail near Dennis Weaver Memorial Park in late August. He's the last remaining member of the nonprofit that built the trail, and at 80 years old, he wants others to step up and take over. “I would like to take this nonprofit and move it to Ridgway, where there’s a younger, energetic, enthusiastic group of people who want to keep the trail,” Marlow said. “I’m sure they’re out there.” Photo by James Hanlon | Ouray County Plaindealer
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Popular trail needs new steward
Uncompahgre Riverway Trail founder, longtime volunteer ready to step down
Chip Marlow, the man who spearheaded the construction of the Uncompahgre Riverway Trail from Ridgway to Ridgway State Park, has maintained the multiuse path largely by himself for many years. Now