Tuesday June 19, 2001 Board of Clark
County Commissioners
RIVER MOUNTAINS LOOP -
NATIONAL TRAILS DAY CELEBRATION
Gale force winds could not keep trails
enthusiasts away from celebrating the completion of
another paved segment of the River Mountains Loop Trail on
National Trails Day, Saturday morning, June 2, 2001.
Segment 13 of the River Mountains
Trail was opened to trail users by staff and supporters
from the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, City of
Henderson, the Clark County Trails Program, Southern
Nevada Water Authority, Outside Las Vegas, and the
Southern Nevada Regional Trails Partnership.
As Lake Mead staff gave an overview of
construction and progress in trail development, trail
enthusiasts were treated to a variety of landscapes
including the rugged River Mountains to the east,
sparkling Lake Las Vegas and the stark red mountains of
the Sunrise Management area to the west.
Currently there are 12 miles of the
loop on the ground and all 35 miles of the trail are now
funded. Additionally, several miles will be added to the
trail when Tunnel 5, which leads the way from Hoover Dam
to the Alan Bible Visitor Center at Lake Mead, is opened
this fall, per Jim Holland of the Lake Mead National
Recreation Area.
For those attending including John
Holman, chairman of the River Mountains Trail Partnership,
Alan O'Neill of Outside Las Vegas, Bill Rowe from the City
of Henderson, and our own Kristine Roberts, Trails
Coordinator, it was a celebration of both hard work and
fun completed over the last year.
Clark County contributed to the
funding of the completion of Segment 13 as one of our Six
Pilot Trails Project approved by the Board of County
Commissioners in June 1998.
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