Category: fall foliage

Fall Colors on the Trail

beautiful fall foliage along trail path

Fall Leaf Viewing by Trail It’s time for our annual list of great autumn leaf viewing trail choices. First we’ll start with the benefits of viewing fall leaves from the trail rather than the road. Slower pace allows for much more relaxed viewing. Less hectic means less dangerous. Get your exercise while viewing the fall …

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fall foliage quote for the day

“Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.”  – Elizabeth LawrenceI thought this quote was appropriate for the season as long as Ms. Lawrence meant sitting on a bicycle seat.  (-: My fall treat for you is a list of good autumn leaf viewing trails: late September on the Great Allegheny Passage trail (GAP) …

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Fall foliage voting results and trail snack voting

don’t forget to hydrate The polls have closed and we have a winner. Our question was, “What is your favorite way to view fall colors?” 58% of you preferred to view them on the seat of a bicycle.33% of you preferred to view them while hiking or backpacking9% of you preferred to view them in …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/10/19/fall-foliage-voting-results-and-trail-snack-voting/

Aspen tops the top ten fall foliage viewing areas

Autumn is my favorite time of year, and the fall foliage is one of the reasons. And just when I started to tire of viewing the autumn leaves in the same old way, I discovered the joys of seeing the golden splendor of mother nature from the perspective of a bicycle seat on lightly used …

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Fall colors are almost here -Find fall foliage information

If you’ve only seen fall colors from the seat of a car, then you’ve missed the true pleasure of fall foliage at its finest. Autumn glory trail Just like my experience w/ 4th of July fireworks, I was beginning to tire of the traditional viewing of “the changing of the leaves.” That was until I …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/09/09/fall-colors-are-almost-here-find-fall-foliage-information/

New Hampshire may become the next best bike state

I visited New Hampshire on a bike trip last fall. I was impressed by their great rail trails and had a wonderful biking vacation. Although NH may not currently be the biking capitol of the world, I predict it may become the #1 bicycle destination in the not-too-distant future. A friend of mine was there …

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