Caminos del Valle is a signature project of the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area (SdCNHA) with partial funding from San Luis Valley Great Outdoors, Walk to Connect, Intrinsic Paths, and Move Mountains. This project recruited and trained three youth between the ages of 16-18 representing Alamosa, Conejos, and Costilla counties. Carmelita, Dhara, and Jalyssa were trained in group leadership roles in neighborhoods and public lands, cultural and historical nature of the SdCNHA, land and water conservation, nature-based education, walk facilitation, cultures, landscape, and tradition.  Along with learning the local history, our youth were also trained in First-Aid and CPR, public speaking, and self-defense.

Youth will lead and assist their cohorts in walking tour events which are free to the public. Participants of these walking tours will explore history, culture, landscapes, and traditions, which youth have learned from local historians.

Caminos del Valle 2021 Walking Tour Schedule

Walking the Rio (Alamosa): Friday, July 30 5:30-7:30PM

Art in Antonito: Saturday, July 31 10:30-12:30PM

Shrine and Main Street in San Luis: Saturday, July 31 5:30-7:30PM

Art in Antonito: Friday, Aug 6 5:30-7:30PM

Shrine and Main Street in San Luis: Saturday, Aug 7 10:30-12:30PM 

Walking the Rio (Alamosa): Saturday, Aug 7 5:30-7:30PM

Culebra Basin, Costilla County Walk: Saturday, Aug 14 9:00-4:30PM

For more information on Caminos del Valle, visit: https://www.walk2connect.com/caminosdelvalle

For more information on Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, visit: www.sangreheritage.org