STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK

The Smoky Beef Burgers are getting ready to be thrown on the grill. And the Gladiator Bowls are ready to be stuff ed with wild rice, roasted beets, sweet potatoes, chickpeas, pickled veggies and more.

Galena Lodge is open for the summer season. The Lodge will be open every day through September from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch served from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the patio deck and inside.

Thursday BBQs will feature live music.

Galena Lodge is offering mountain bike clinics ranging from True Beginner to Intermediate Fast and Fun Berms in June and July.

And there is still room in the week-long Galena Youth Adventure Camps that will be held throughout the summer. The camps offer mountain biking, rock climbing, horseback riding, white water rafting and more. And need-based scholarships are available.

Looking ahead, registration is open for the popular Galena Grinder mountain bike race on July 18. There’ll be 1.5-mile, 7.5-mile, 10-mile, 25-mile and 50-mile options—something for everyone.

Sign up for these, or book your yurt or mountain bikes at https://www.galenalodge.com/.  Questions? Call the Lodge at 208-726-4010.