GORE-TEXâ„¢ TransRockies Run signs on as Sponsor of Continental Divide Trail Alliance, Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Trail
Press Release / 21.01.2008
Some trails are easy to plot: the route to a peak, a path between two points. Other trails do not reveal themselves so quickly and require patience, vision and hard work to become reality.The Continental Divide Trail is definitely one of the latter. First proposed in the early 1960s, the idea of a trail along the Divide took seed thanks to funding from Congress and hard work from a dedicated group of founders who mapped, walked and advocated for the creation of this spectacular 3100-mile trail along North America’s high altitude backbone.
The Continental Divide Trail was officially recognized and designated a National Scenic Trail in November 1978, and the 30th Anniversary of this landmark event will be celebrated throughout 2008 with a series of events and festivals in and around this majestic route.
The GORE-TEXâ„¢ TransRockies Run is proud to announce that it has signed an agreement to become a major donor to the 30th Anniversary Celebrations of the Continental Divide Trail and that the Continental Divide Trail Alliance will become the Official Charitable Partner of the Run.
During the five days of the inaugural GORE-TEXâ„¢ TransRockies Run in 2007, the participants crossed the Continental Divide twice and had the chance to run along the Tennessee Pass and Leadville portions of the Continental Divide Trail. Once again in 2008, the run, scheduled to take place August 25-30, will include portions of the CDT in its six-day route.
