Along the rim it's not as strenuous, but you're not as close to the canal. This weekend, Utah cyclists will have an opportunity to participate in the creation of the rim trail with traveling specialists dispatched from the Colorado-based International Mountain Biking Association. In the meantime, the six-week building project began early this spring. A bit like a domestic counterpart to the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps sends post-college volunteers around the nation to work on community projects. You know you're working hard when you look back at the end of the day and see that you've built as much as a third of a mile.
People have friendly smiles here and the pace of life is slower.
Tribune correspondent Lin Alder contributed to this report. The public is invited to a three-day trail construction clinic starting this Friday on the Hurricane Rim Trail. Saturday's clinic focuses on choosing routes. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Hurricane Historic Museum. On Sunday, IMBA conducts discussions related to increased trail use and safety at the Gooseberry Mesa trail head.