Staying active, exercising and eating good foods are a big part of what Celebration of Our Mountains is all about. Since 1994, we have provided not just informative field trips but opportunities to get outdoors and be active.

Currently we are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. “Social distancing” and “self-isolating” are terms that we have added to our vocabulary. We might get the idea that “hunkering down” in our houses with our toilet paper and bottled water is the best way to go. However, eating a healthy diet and staying active are essential to strong immune systems. This is why we have added a new page to our website, Trails and Table. And, since we are cancelling many of our events for awhile, it is key that each of us can find places to get out, get some sunshine, walk, run or bicycle. There are many benefits for doing these things.

We want to let you know about places in and around El Paso where you can get out and get some exercise. How long you walk or bicycle is up to you. Many places have paths less than a half mile. Walk some of it, all of it or repeat as you care to and have time for. We will keep expanding this new page with location maps and evaluation of the parks or trails.

In addition to staying active, eating good food is also essential to our healthy and immune systems. We will begin linking to good information, recipes and facts about health and disease.

So, let us be a resource and a guide. Remember: stay active, exercise and eat good foods.