Incline Friends Board President Steve Bremner finished second overall last weekend (5/19) at a 50K run in California. For those of you who don't know, that's a little more than a couple of warm-up runs for Steve. Just ask him what's on his running calendar for this summer. One of his goals in 2012 is to run an Ascent of Pikes Peak every month. So far he's on track. The California race was in honor of the recently deceased Caballo Blanco (Micah True), one of the featured characters in…

We're all in this together. If you take advantage of the many wonderful trails and open spaces that we have, you are probably aware that many of these areas have "friends" groups similar to Incline Friends. These groups are instrumental in keeping these trails and open spaces viable for the use of all of us. Even though some of us may belong to just one or two of these groups, there is some symbiosis between these organizations. Thus we'd like to point you toward the "Events" tab on our page…

The city of Manitou Springs has entered into a parking lot lease agreement with the owner of the Tajine Alami restaurant (Old Mans Trail, not far east of Manitou Springs City Hall). The lease allows the City to offer free parking behind the restaurant from May 24 through October, 1 with roughly 90 to 130 parking spaces available. Cog Railway General Manager Spencer Wren has offered use of a shuttle he uses to transport employees to the Cog on Ruxton. The shuttle would run from June 15…

On Wednesday, May 16 the installation of a donation tube, begun during the work day on Saturday, May 12, was completed. Big thanks go to Luke, from Colorado Springs Utilities, who built the sturdy tube and to Tim from the Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department who helped install it. The tube still has to be painted and affixed with a sticker or two. Any money dropped into the tube will be used for restoring and maintaining the Incline. Thanks to Gretchen…