December 23rd is the last silent Sunday at South Mountain for 2007. Our Sunday ride will leave the shop a 8:00am. We’ll do a fairly easy pace down and back with a small climb in the middle. From the shop it should be about a 65 mile round trip. See you there.
Here’s the official announcement and schedule:
"Silent Sunday" at South Mountain Park/Preserve To Be Monthly Event
The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department has made the popular Silent Sundays at South Mountain Park/Preserve a regular monthly event for the rest of 2007. For each Silent Sunday, the park's main Central Avenue-access roadways will be closed to motor vehicles from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., reserving them for the entire day for non-motorized uses.
The Silent Sundays for the rest of 2007 are scheduled for May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23, Oct. 28, Nov. 18, and Dec. 23. Each Silent Sunday also features free park-ranger guided interpretive programs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Mountain Environmental Education Center, located adjacent to the park's main entrance.
Silent Sunday promotes awareness of alternative modes of transportation and recreation and gives the Preserve a day of rest from motor vehicle traffic. All roads past the main gatehouse at the Central Avenue entrance, including the Summit Road, are closed to motor vehicles for the day. Visitors can park in the free public lot adjacent to the Environmental Education Center.
Only roadways accessible from the preserve's Central Avenue entrance are closed for Silent Sundays. All other access points and parking areas, including trailheads at Pima Canyon, Desert Foothills, Beverly Canyon, and the Mormon Trail, will remain open.
Those needing more information can call 602-534-6324.
