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Cycling

Life's 2 Short Fitness — Registration and cost: lifes2shortfitness.com.

• Women's Beginner Mountain Biking Course, 9 a.m. Saturday and June 18, Lakewood.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

Rides & Vibes Mountain Bike Race & Music Festival — Music, beer garden and more, downtown Grand Junction; visitgrandjunction.com/events.

Hiking

Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $9 per vehicle; 719-687-2366.

• Bird Walk, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Elk Meadow Trailhead.

• Cheesman Ranch, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Grouse Mountain Trailhead.

• Grouse Mountain Sketching Hike, 8:30-11 a.m. Friday, Grouse Mountain Trailhead.

• Dynamite and Cahill Cabin, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Grouse Mountain Trailhead.

• Rock Pond, 9 a.m. Saturday, Rock Pond Trailhead.

• Peak View Trail, 2 p.m. Saturday, Elk Meadow Trailhead.

COTREX — Colorado's official trails app; trails.colorado.gov.

Rocky Mountain Trails — Information on more than 70 hikes; rockymountainhikingtrails.com.

FRIDAY

Take a Hike and Meditate — 8:15-10:15 a.m., Edna Mae Bennett Trail, 3120 N. Chelton Road. Registration: tinyurl.com/2p94ytpu.

Nature

Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration: 719-520-6387; communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers.

• Nature's Classroom: Foothills Field Experience, for children in grades 5-8, 1-3:30 p.m. May 24, $4.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument — Florissant, entrance fee, $10 for ages 16 or older; 719-748-3253.

• Night Sky Program, 8:30-10 p.m. Friday.

Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration: 719-520-6745; communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers.

• 2s & 3s Outdoors: Crawling Caterpillars, for ages 2-3, 10-11:15 a.m. Thursday-Friday, $3.

• Active Adults: Spring Birding Photography Workshop, 8-10 a.m. Saturday, $20.

Colorado Birding Trail — Coloradobirdingtrail.com lists places to see birds and wildlife.

Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center — 4729 Twin Rocks Road, Divide. Limited tours available. Registration: 719-687-9742, wolfeducation.org.

Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site — 3106 Gateway Road. Living history programs available with tours, demonstrations and hands-on activities. $3-$8. Tickets: rockledgeranch.com.

Outdoor Skills

Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $9 per vehicle; 719-687-2366.

• Fly Fishing, 10 a.m. Saturday and May 25, Dragonfly Pond.

• Hiking Checklist, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and May 29, Amphitheater.

Running

Life's 2 Short Fitness — Registration and cost: lifes2shortfitness.com.

• Beginner Trail Running Course, 9 a.m. Saturday and June 18, Lakewood.

Pikes Peak Road Runners — Go online for events: pprrun.org.

Volunteering

Many state parks are looking for volunteers. For information, go to tinyurl.com/y9qafa2o.

SATURDAY

Public Lands Day River Cleanup — Arkansas River from Leadville to Cañon City and beyond. Registration: tinyurl.com/353xnfap.

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