The Silverton Middle School trip Natalie Platt and Carl Schnitker The Silverton Middle School students traveled to Chicago for 10 days for their spring fieldwork. Highlights included visiting world-class science museums to learn about weather, disease, and the animal kingdom; learning about community activists and neighborhood organizing; riding public transit; and enjoying cuisines from South Africa, Somalia, Mexico, and, of course, Chicago-style
Photo credit Rachel Lam Closing day for Silverton Mountain was this past weekend and we will have a few weeks of quiet time until first train on May 3rd.
A group of Silverton locals took their dirt bikes out over the weekend to see the condition of the San Juan County backcountry roads. They didn’t get very far on most roads due to the snow berms still intact.
Photo credit JP Stanley With the snow berms still intact, the group didn’t get to travel very far on majority of San Juan County Roads.