The Gallatin Valley Land Trust and the GAS/Intrinsik Architecture cycling team invite the public to participate in the second annual Longest Day of Trails on June 20th. Headquartered at Montana Ale Works east parking lot on East Main – the Longest Day of Trails is a dawn-to-dusk celebration of Bozeman’s extraordinary trail system and a membership drive for the non-profit Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT).
Most will agree that Bozeman’s network of trails is one of our community’s most precious resources. However, not everyone knows that the GVLT is responsible for constructing and maintaining these connective pathways that bind our neighborhoods and downtown to the surrounding mountains.
To showcase the Main Street to the Mountains trail system – organizer, Dan Harding and members of the GAS/Intrinsik Architecture cycling team will continuously ride a meandering 25-mile loop through town from sunrise to sunset. Last summer Harding rode 175 miles during the seventeen hours of daylight on the Summer Solstice. This year the goal is 200+. As always, there are never any fees to use Bozeman’s trail system – so, get out and enjoy the trails and become a member of GVLT.
The best way to learn about the Gallatin Valley Land Trust and to support their efforts is to stop by the Longest Day of Trails headquarters on Friday, June 20th. Incentive gift packages from local businesses will be provided to individuals who become GVLT members on the Longest Day of Trails. Additionally, Montana Ale Works will host the Longest Day of Trails party at sunset where a custom-built Carl Strong bicycle worth over $3200 will be raffled to benefit the GVLT.
For more information on the Longest Day of Trails including a map of the 25-mile Main Street to Mountains loop and details regarding the Carl Strong bicycle raffle please log onto http://www.longestdayoftrails.com or http://www.gvlt.org.
