Bike to ACES!

In the Summer of 2009, we started a fun program to encourage riding bikes instead of driving cars when visitors come to ACES. This summer we applied for a grant with the city of Aspen to expand our prizes and reward participants for their efforts! We hope you'll continue to ride your bikes instead of driving and we count on seeing your name on the ACES Bike Board at Hallam Lake and Rock Bottom Ranch!

2010 BIKE RESULTS:

Hallam Lake
Even more dedicated bikers this year – 85 participants who made 385 trips to ACES!
THANKS to all young participants for putting on their helmets and making their parents ride together with them to ACES!

Like last year each participant at Hallam Lake received a “bike card” on which they wrote their name and age and hung it on the Bike Board. Each time they rode to Hallam Lake they received a sticker and put it onto their “bike card.” We also had some walkers who put their stickers onto their “walker cards.”
This year we picked the ULTIMATE winners who rode to ACES the most. We also chose Age Category winners and looked at some Family bike-riding trends. It was a fun day at the office – counting star stickers on all the cards!

ULTIMATE RIDERS:
Taylor Gilbert          7 years, 16 stickers        Bike Tools-combo kit
Paul Fouts              7 years, 15 stickers        Bike Tools-combo kit
George Morrison     6 years, 14 stickers        Bike bell and Ajax Bike & Sports gift certificate

AGE CATEGORY WINNERS:
2-4 years:            Tess Power, 4 years, 4 stickers                  Little Naturalists Series
5-6 years:            James Fouts, 5 years, 9 stickers                Observation & Creation Series
7-8 years:            Bayard Young, 7 years, 12 stickers            ACES class of your choice
9-10 years:          Wheat O’Hagan, 9 years, 7 stickers            ACES class of your choice
10 years and up:   Natalie Mase, 13 years, 8 stickers             ACES class of your choice

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Adults:             7 adults participated including a bikeride at 6am to a Birding class! They each get a FREE MUFFIN at Boden’s Butter, a local organic Bakery and Coffee shop!

Families:        Goldstein Family rode their bikes to ACES 10 times total - every day of the classes they took! Dad Jeff, son Ezra (5yrs) and son Jared (7 yrs) – CONGRATULATIONS on your 100% participation! Goldstein family receives a Ute Mountaineer gift certificate, ACES Family class, and a FREE bike-tune up by Aaron Taylor!

Clcik here to claim your prize or to send us any suggestions you may have about this program!

The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) is a non-profit environmental education center, now with THREE locations:


ACES at Hallam Lake in Aspen
SUMMER HOURS: Mon - Sat: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 970.925.5756
Fax: 970.925.4819
aces@aspennature.org
100 Puppy Smith St.
Aspen, CO 81611
FREE

ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch in Basalt
SUMMER HOURS: Mon - Sat: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 970.927.6760
Fax: 970.927.6703
rockbottom@aspennature.org
2001 Hooks Spur Road

Basalt, CO 81621

FREE

ACES at Toklat in Castle Creek Valley
SUMMER HOURS: Tue - Sun: 10am - 5pm
Tel: 970.925.9157
Fax: 970.925.4819
toklat@aspennature.org
11247 Castle Creek Road
Aspen, CO 81611
FREE

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