Children race off at the start of Snow Mountain Ranch’s annual 3.5k Turkey Trot on Thursday in Grand County. Photos by Eli Pace / epace@skyhinews.com 0000070 Buy Photo
The short, family friendly course snaked through through the ranch campus with 360 degree views of the nearby mountains. 0000119 Buy Photo
Along the way, Snow Mountain Ranch had set up small skills stations for the trotters. 0000150 Buy Photo
After completion of an obstacle, participants got one of their fingers marked by ranch staff. 0000173-1 Buy Photo
Another completed obstacle brought another mark. 0000148 Buy Photo
At one point, Wyatt Robinson of Bethune, Colorado, tried sliding across the snow covered roads on his knees.
Meanwhile, Monica, Scott and Mattie Macdonald, who were visiting family in Grand County, walked with a little pep in their steps. 0000125 Buy Photo
After completing the full course, the Carlson family showed off all the different colored marks on their hands, meant to be their “turkeys.” 0000223 Buy Photo
