HIKING Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration: 719-520-6387, elpasocountynaturecenters.com. • Kids’ Morning Out: Nature’s Gifts, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, $20-$25. Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration: 719-520-6745, el pasocountynaturecenters.com. • Nature Hike with Santa, 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, $4-$5. • Solstice Night Hike, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 19, $6-$8. Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle; 719-687-2366. • Guided Nature Hike, 9:15-11:15 a.m. Saturday, Preacher’s Hollow Trailhead. • Animal Tracks Hike, 1-2:30 p.m. Dec. 20, Outlook Ridge Trailhead. COTREX — Colorado’s official trails app; trails.colorado.gov. Rocky Mountain Trails — Information on more than 70 hikes; rockymountainhikingtrails.com. NATURE Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration: 719-520-6387, elpasocountynaturecenters.com. • Nature Explorers: Cozy Winter Campfire, for ages 4-5 with an adult, 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, $3. • Little Wonders: Rudolph and Relatives, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 10-11:15 and or 1-2:15 p.m. Dec. 17, $3. • Audubon Christmas Bird Count, 8 a.m.-noon, with tally rally with potluck, 5-6:30 p.m. Dec. 20; aikenaudubon.com. Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center — 4729 Twin Rocks Road, Divide. Registration: 719-687-9742, wolfeducation.org. • Kids Tours, for ages 6-11, noon-1 p.m. Saturday, $15. Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration: 719-520-6745, elpasocountynaturecenters.com. • Nature Adventures: Whitetail Games, for ages 3-6 with an adult, 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday or 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, $3. • 2’s and 3’s Outdoors: 12 Days of Fountain, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 2-3:15 p.m. Dec. 18 or 10-11:15 a.m. Dec. 19, $3. Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle; 719-687-2366. • Nature Ornaments, 10 a.m.-noon Dec. 20, Visitor Center. Colorado Birding Trail — Coloradobirdingtrail.com lists places to see birds and wildlife. Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center Meet Greet Encounter — Check-in at 8:45 a.m. with tour at 9 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 4729 Twin Rock Road, Divide. For ages 18 and older, go online for prices. Registration: wolfeducation.org. OUTDOOR SKILLS Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle; 719-687-2366. • Basic Survival Kids for Kids, for ages 5 and older with an adult, 2-3 p.m. Friday, Visitor Center. RUNNING Jack Quinn’s Running Club — 5K, 5:15-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub, 21 S. Tejon St.; jackquinnsrunners.com. Thursday Night Run Club — 5:30-7 p.m. Thursdays, Cerberus Brewing Co., 702 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-636-2337, [email protected]. SATURDAY Kids’ 1K Reindeer Run and Jingle Jog 5K — 10 a.m. Kids’ 1K Reindeer Run, 10:30 a.m. Jingle Jog 5K, Fountain-Fort Carson High School, 900 Jimmy Camp Road, Fountain, go online for cost. Registration: ppymca.org/raceseries. — Listings are published on a space-available basis. Email information at least two weeks in advance: [email protected]. ...read more read less