Trail Mascot Naming Contest
Name that buffalo.
The Great Plains Trail has an awesome and appropriate mascot as can be seen in the trail logo located on the right hand side of this blog post. As you can see, the trail mascot is a buffalo… or is it a bison? Either way, you have the opportunity to win an awesome Great Plains Trail prize by name the buffalison. You can choose any name you want, but I have to warn you, the folks at the University of Colorado might not like it too much if you choose the name Ralphie; they already have dibs on that one.
Donate to Great Plains Trail Association
The Great Plains Trail Alliance now has an official website. And with the new website comes your opportunity to donate to the future of the Great Plains Trail. Over the next few years, it’s critical that GPTA raise enough funds to help with research, mapping, site location, grant-writing opportunities and more. You’ve heard the old phrase, “Put your money where your mouth is.” Well Trailsnet is proud to be the very first $ donator to the Great Plains Trail. Now it’s your turn. Donate a little or donate a lot; but please donate something. A journey of a thousand miles starts with your donation.
Guadalupe Mountain Trails
Southern Portion of Great Plains Trail Explored
Great Plains Trail founder Steve Myers and his trusty sidekick (yours truly) explored the southern section of the future Great Plains Trail. Although not quite on the same par as the Lewis & Clark expedition, it was quite an amazing trip. Since part of the plan for the trail is to link currently existing trails as temporary or permanent portions of the Great Plains Trail, your intrepid explorers chose three particularly beautiful trails to navigate. The Colorado trail of choice was the Picketwire Trail near LaJunta, Colorado. The New Mexico trail selection was the Capulin Volcano Rim Trail. And the Texas Trail was a series of Guadalupe Mountains National Park Trails.
