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OCN > 2509 > On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Ride for Tim scheduled for Sept. 13

On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Ride for Tim scheduled for Sept. 13

September 3, 2025

By Steve Pate

Eight years ago, Sept. 15, 2017, Tim Watkins was shot and killed while riding his mountain bike in one of his favorite areas near Mount Herman and Limbaugh Canyon. On Sept. 13, the annual “Ride for Tim” memorial riders and others will meet at 1 p.m. at the Tim Watkins Memorial, 66 N. Glenway, Palmer Lake, near the Palmer Lake library.

Everyone is welcome to participate in the social time at 300 Days of Shine, 279 Beacon Lite Rd. in Monument to share memories of the well-liked member of the mountain biking community who helped establish and maintain trails in the area. That gathering will start around 3 p.m.

Friends of Watkins may wish to ride the trail of their choice, the Tim Watkins Memorial Trail in the Monument Preserve (north of Mount Herman Road), Limbaugh Canyon, Mount Herman, or the Santa Fe Trail—all of which were familiar to Watkins.

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office investigator Jennifer Bucholtz will be available at the Ride for Tim. Communities often have ideas that may help solve difficult cases like this. If you have information or ideas that may help solve this unsolved murder, please come to this event and share your ideas or call Bucholtz at 719-520-7227 or email her at JenniferBucholtz@ElPasoCo.com.

Above: Tim Watkins. Courtesy of Vickey Meeker.
Above: Tim Watkins Memorial Trail in the Monument Preserve. Photo by Vickey Meeker.

Steve Pate may be contacted at stevepate@ocn.me.

Other xxx articles

  • On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Annual Ride for Tim, Palmer Lake to Monument (10/1/2025)
  • On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Monument Hiking Group planning session (4/5/2025)
  • On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Monument Hiking Group to Ice Cave Cliffs and Cap Rock (2/1/2025)
  • On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Enjoy being outdoors, but be prepared (11/2/2024)
  • On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Prescribed burn promotes forest health (7/6/2024)
  • On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) –  Palmer Lake bridge dedication ceremony (6/1/2024)
  • On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Cadets build bridge over Monument Creek (5/4/2024)
  • On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Mount Herman “Leap” (4/6/2024)
  • On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Palmer Lake Reservoir hike (3/2/2024)
  • On the Trail (in memory of Tim Watkins) – Black Forest Trails Association (12/2/2023)
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