24th Annual Silver Peak or Bust HikeStart is at the corner of Eagle Road and State Highway 264 in Fish Lake Valley on Saturday, October 19. The finish 34 miles distant at the Silver Peak Park Picnic area about 100 yards off State Highway 265, the only paved highway that runs through the Historic Mining Town of Silver Peak, Nevada. Sign in is at 5:45 A.M. and the start is at 6:00 A.M. 15 minutes later. The trail, all wilderness, is markedwith flour x at water drops. Approximate miles are also marked with flour. In the first 10.7 miles you will climb about 3,000 feet to the top of McAfee Pass and have about 23 miles more of undulating up and down trail for an overall drop of about 580' from start to finish. If you hike, you should be fit and you are on your own forthe entire trek. There are no sponsors or Emergency Services available. Historically, volunteers in off road vehicles will be on the lookout for distressed hikers, taking them to the finish and volunteers are usually available to take participants back to their parked cars in Fish Lake Valley if other arrangements are not made.Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place hiker finishers may be provided along with participant medals. Refreshments are normally provided at the finish.The hike fund currently has over $25,000.00 in an audited account and the money is budgeted for student and youth activities not otherwise covered by taxpayer dollars. It has provided thousands of dollars for ACT and SAT testing for students, sent a student to Washington D.C, paid for athletic suits, lodging and meals atathletic and academic events and other essentials not in school budgets.If you wish to donate, checks may be paid to Esmeralda County School District Hike Fund, and sent to P O Box 129, Dyer, Nevada 89010.Questions: Contact Bill C. Kirby, email: Maxeygreg55@gmail.com (323) 727 6959
A shout out to the Esmeralda County Sheriff's Department for showing full support of the district staff during safety emergency drills this week. A big Thank You from EsCSD Staff to Sheriff Nick Dondero for making his team available!
Transportation/Facilities Director, Jennifer Tully is managing the Bill Kirby Athletic Field Project.