Celebrate NC Trail Days in Surry County
Celebrate NC Trail Days in Surry County
COUNTY SPECIFICALLY. YES, 2023 IS BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE YEAR OF THE TRAIL HERE IN THE STATE. AND AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, NORTH CAROLINA HAS A TON OF TRAILS TO VISIT. AND STARTING TOMORROW, SURREY COUNTY WILL KICK OFF THE CELEBRATION WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA TRAIL DAYS EVENT. THAT’S RIGHT. AND ALL THE FUN IS GOING TO BE THERE IN ELKIN. IT’S ABOUT 45 MINUTE DRIVE FROM THE WINSTON-SALEM AREA. AND HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT IS NATALIE EDSON. SHE IS THE EVENT COORDINATOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. NATALIE. HI. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. WELL, WE HAVE TO START OFF WITH FIRST EXPLAINING THE OVERALL PURPOSE FOR THESE TRAIL DAYS. I’M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS WOULD HOPE IS THE RESULT AT THE END. YEAH. SO THE PURPOSE OF TRAIL DAY IS KIND OF THE REASON WE STARTED IT IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT OUR EXTENSIVE TRAIL SYSTEM. WE HAVE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND REALLY HERE IN THE ELKIN AREA, WE HAVE THREE MAJOR TRAILS THAT CONVERGE RIGHT HERE IN ELKIN. SO THERE’S REALLY A LOT TO EXPLORE RIGHT OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF OUR DOWNTOWN AREA IN ELKIN. SO WE’RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO GET PEOPLE OUT ON THE TRAILS. IT DOES COINCIDE WITH NATIONAL TRAILS DAY, WHICH IS THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD. SO THAT’S KIND OF THE REASON WHY WE STARTED DOING IT THE FIRST WEEKEND IN JUNE ANNUALLY. SO AGAIN, WHAT CAN VISITORS DO DURING TRAIL DAYS IN GENERAL? I HEAR YOU HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON. OH, WE HAVE SO MANY EVENTS I CAN’T EVEN GET INTO ALL OF THEM IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE WITH YOU TODAY. BUT WE DO HAVE A TON OF GUIDED HIKES AND SELF-GUIDED HIKES, SO YOU CAN TAKE A HIKE WITH ONE OF OUR LOCAL ELKIN VALLEY TRAILS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS AND THEY’LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY AND THE TRAIL SYSTEM AS YOU’RE ON THOSE HIKES. WE ALSO HAVE SELF-GUIDED HIKES THAT YOU CAN DO AT YOUR OWN PACE THAT ARE VARYING DIFFICULTY LEVELS. WE ALSO HAVE DOWNTOWN ART AND HISTORY WALKS THAT WE’RE CALLING HIKES. SO DOWNTOWN LEADERS WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH OUR DOWNTOWN AND KIND OF GO OVER THE HISTORY OF ELKIN AND HOW IT CAME TO BE, WHAT IT IS TODAY. WE HAVE CYCLE RIDES, MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE. THERE’S A5K HAPPENING ACROSS THE RIVER IN JONESVILLE ON SATURDAY MORNING IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE JUST HAVE A TON OF OTHER EVENTS. ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS OUR DOWNTOWN VENDOR VILLAGE ALL DAY ON SATURDAY, SO WE’LL HAVE LOCAL NONPROFITS AND A LOT OF OUTDOOR THEMED VENDORS THAT WILL BE SET UP ALONG OUR MAIN STREET SO YOU CAN VISIT WITH THEM, LEARN MORE ABOUT NONPROFITS AND THINGS YOU CAN DO OUTSIDE AND AND VISIT WITH THOSE VENDORS AS WELL AS VISIT OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESS. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT DAY. AND ALSO, NATALIE, THERE ARE SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES YOU’D LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT. OH, YEAH, OF COURSE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS, ONE OF THE TRAILS THAT IS RIGHT ADJACENT TO DOWNTOWN ELKIN IS THE YADKIN RIVER PADDLE TRAIL. SO WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE YADKIN RIVERKEEPER AND THEY SCHEDULE A CLEANUP OF OUR SECTION OF THE YADKIN RIVER. SO YOU CAN GET IN AND RHONDA AND PADDLE DOWN AND PICK UP DEBRIS AND TRASH ALONG THE WAY. AND WE HAVE A DUMPSTER STAGED IN OUR DOWNTOWN THAT PEOPLE CAN CAN DISPOSE OF ALL THAT TRASH THEY FIND IN THE RIVER. SO WE’RE TRYING TO MAKE THE TRAILS BETTER THAN THEY WERE WHEN WHEN WE LEFT THEM. WE ALSO HAVE TRAIL WORK DAYS. THAT’S HOSTED BY OUR ELKIN VALLEY TRAILS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS. THEY’RE A REALLY ROBUST GROUP THAT BUILDS AND MAINTAINS ALL THE TRAILS IN OUR AREA. NATALIE, WE UNDERSTAND THESE ARE THESE ARE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS. I KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN HIKING WITH SMALL CHILDREN OR SKELETON STOPS WORKING OR THEY TRY TO MELT, THEY’RE RIGHT THERE ON THE TRAIL. WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES DO YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR CHILDREN AND MAYBE SOME LIVE MUSIC THAT WOULD KEEP THEM ENTERTAINED? YEAH. SO WE HAVE A TON OF KIDS ACTIVITIES. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT’S NEW THIS YEAR, WE HAVE AN ACTIVITY CALLED THE KIDS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL BE HAPPENING DOWNTOWN DURING THAT VENDOR VILLAGE ON SATURDAY FROM 10 TO 4. WE’RE PARTNERING WITH THE ACADEMY AT ELKIN, WHICH IS A LOCAL SCHOOL THAT’S RUN BY STATE AND AND ALSO THE NONPROFIT ROOT ED, SO THEY’LL BE HAVING ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS. AND THERE’S PRIZES INVOLVED. SO THAT’S GREAT TO BRING THE KIDS DOWN AND BRING THEM TO DOWNTOWN, ONE OF OUR LOCAL CAMPGROUNDS, FIRST BRANCH IS HOSTING A SCAVENGER HUNT AND THEY HAVE LOTS OF KIDS ACTIVITIES. AND OUR LIBRARY’S ACTUALLY LOCATED IN OUR DOWNTOWN AND THEY’LL BE HAVING A BOOK FAIR AND LOTS OF OTHER KIDS ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AS WELL. SO THERE’S A LOT TO DO WITH CHILDREN THAT SOUNDS AWESOME. NATALIE, WHILE YOU’RE WHY YOU’VE BEEN TALKING, WE’VE BEEN SHOWING SOME PHOTOS. I KNOW WHEN WE HIKE, WE LIKE T STUMBLE UPON WATERFALLS AS WE’RE MOVING ALONG. WE SHOWED SOME SHOTS OF SOME BEAUTIFUL WATERFALLS. ARE THOSE IN THE ELKIN AREA? YEAH. SO THERE’S A FEW WATERFALLS THAT ARE RIGHT NEAR OUR DOWNTOWN. YOU CAN ACCESS THOSE FROM OUR LOCAL MUNICIPAL PARK. WE ALSO HAVE A REALLY POPULAR AND RELATIVELY EASY HIKE TO DO CALLED CARTER FALLS, WHICH YOU CAN SEE THE TRAIL SIGN BEHIND ME IN THE BACK. BUT YOU CAN GET THERE FROM MULTIPLE WAYS AND IT’S REALLY A LANDMARK IN OUR COMMUNITY. A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE TO GO HIKING AND EVEN SWIMMING AT THE BASE OF THE WATERFALL THERE. THAT’S AWESOME. NATALIE IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON OUR SHOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. WHAT A FANTASTIC WEEK PLANNED FOR EVERYONE AT HOME. A REMINDER NC TRAIL DAYS KICKS OFF TOMORROW IN ELKINS. SEE A FULL SCHEDULE OF ALL OF THE EVENTS. JUST HEAD TO THE WEBSITE ON YO
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Celebrate NC Trail Days in Surry County
The year 2023 is being recognized as “The Year of the Trail” in North Carolina.Starting Thursday, June 1st Surry County is celebrating by offering their “NC Trail Days” events all weekend long.All the fun will begin in Elkin and Natalie Eidson, Event Coordinator joined the Local Vibe team to give a preview. Eidson shares the unique family friendly events happening at trails throughout Elkin as well as community service opportunities and kids activities to enjoy.Watch the video to learn more and head to NCtraildays.com for a full list of weekend events.
The year 2023 is being recognized as “The Year of the Trail” in North Carolina.
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Starting Thursday, June 1st Surry County is celebrating by offering their “NC Trail Days” events all weekend long.
All the fun will begin in Elkin and Natalie Eidson, Event Coordinator joined the Local Vibe team to give a preview. Eidson shares the unique family friendly events happening at trails throughout Elkin as well as community service opportunities and kids activities to enjoy.
Watch the video to learn more and head to NCtraildays.com for a full list of weekend events.