Get ready for some running! Our friends over at Mudslinger Events are putting on the Mary’s Peak 50K / 25K Trail Running Race this Saturday, June 20th on our Tum Tum Tree Farm. Racers, welcome to Starker Forests! The race will be on USFS lands and Starker Forests, starting at the Marys Peak Trailhead on Woods Creek and ending at the Blodgett Elementary School. The 50K heads up and over Marys Peak and back to Blodgett, while the 25K stays on the northern slopes of Marys Peak. It looks like the weather will be perfect for the summer solstice event!
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