An update from LaVESTA – October 2025
The riding season is starting and LaVESTA has been hard at work organizing this year’s activities. Trails: – Volunteer trail days start in the next few weeks (and we have fancy new tools to make the job easier, and more volunteer swag to thank the folks coming out to help). – The crew led by Nonato has been hard at…
Baja Joe’s Bingo Fundraiser
Come join us at Baja Joe’s for a night of Bingo. LaVESTA will be giving a short presentation on the latest trail conservation news, we’ll be celebrating volunteers, and we’ll be fundraising. Will be a fun night, with margaritas, tacos, and LaVESTA swag for sale too. Event starts at 6pm (despite what the flyer says below.)
December News
Thank you Anoterry, Christina, Ted, Chris and Anonymous for your generous donations! Also Big Thanks to Rancho Cacachilas for letting us use the new Palapa at the Bike Portal for the rescue team training, and for letting us store our rescue team gear there, for 24/7 access! Now on some different update… as you might know, last year LaVESTA collaborated with…
November News
Thank you Greg & Brigid for your generous donation! North Trail Maintenance Days are Restarting This Friday. As some of you might already know, Richard Spenard, LaVESTA’s 2023/24 volunteer of the year that led the trail maintenance charge last season is battling a sickness back in Quebec and will not be coming down. We will miss him this season! Take good…
Volunteer of the Year (2023-24)!
Meet the LaVESTA 2023/24 Volunteer of the Year! Richard Spenard led ALL the organized trail maintenance days on the North Trails. When not doing trail maintenance in El Sargento, Richard bikes with his dog Gypsie early in the morning, and kites for long sessions in the bay. Richard also has a full trail system named after him in Quebec. There…