Summer Dinners, Wagon Rides and Adventures at Galena

This summer continues to be packed full of fantastic events at Galena Lodge.

Join us on Friday, August 5th for our Summer Dinner. The menu will feature passed appetizers on the deck, Idaho beef flank steak salad, Idaho Elk tri-tip, Idaho ruby trout, summer berry shortcakes and more. Cost is $40/person not including alcohol, tax or gratuity. Reservations are requested for this dinner.

Make sure to come up on a Thursday Night over the summer for our Wagon Ride and BBQ Dinners. Wagon rides depart at 5, 6, and 7pm for a historical journey out into the meadows around the lodge. Learn about our rich mining history, wildlife, and great stories! Cost is $37.50 for adults and $19 for kids 12 and under. Reservations are required as seating on the wagons is limited.

Galena Grinder is Saturday!

Join us this Saturday for the Galena Grinder Mountain Bike Race. This is a fantastic local race featuring some incredible high altitude riding around Galena Lodge. Camping is available in the National Forest and we will be serving an early breakfast on Saturday and food all day until 7pm. There will be live music by Ryley Coyote (Bluegrass) from 3:30pm to 6:00pm. Come up for the weekend, enjoy the race and relax at the lodge! Race times are 9am for the Marathon race and 10:30am for everyone else. See you up here!

Bruce Innes plays this Sunday on the deck from 11am to 2pm. Come up and enjoy our valley's favorite singer/songwriter!

The Mountain Biking Mecca of Idaho!

The US National Mountain Bike Race is in full swing down in Ketchum and it is amazing how many people are here for their 1st time. Don and I were lucky enough to take out a group of 12 riders yesterday for one of the Local Stoker rides. The ride was up Greenhorn to Lodgepole to Red Warrior and out Warm Springs Road. What a great day of riding and the wildflowers and views were amazing. Thanks to Smith Optics, Wood River Bike Coalition, BCRD, Mountain Rides and all the other guides (Susan Robinson and Ed Binney) for helping us spread the love for mountain biking in the Wood River Valley. Make sure you head down to town for the races this weekend and support our local riders! Check out www.ridesunvalley.com for a schedule of the races.

The Galena Grinder Mountain Bike Race is Saturday July 23. This race has been going on way longer than I have lived here but this is the 10th anniversary of Marc Driver's taking over putting on the race. We are going to celebrate! Come out and race this incredible local race. There are 10 mile, 17 mile, 22.5 mile and 45 mile loops so just take your pick. You can save yourself some money and preregister online at www.knobbytireseries.com. There is a lot of money to win this year and a ton of great prizes. Galena will be hosting food on Saturday afternoon and into the evening and will be keeping the bar open for post race partying! Bring your camping gear and help us celebrate Marc's 10th year of the Grinder.