Nov 05 2018
America’s Newest Long Distance Trail You’ve all heard of the Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail and Pacific Crest Trail. Many of you, however, are aware of America’s latest and greatest long distance trail. The Great Plains Trail plows directly through the heartland of America. Upon completion, the trail will be over 2,200 miles long and …
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Jun 11 2018
First Newsletter for the Great Plains Trail Alliance Exciting events are happening with the Great Plains Trail Alliance including their first official newsletter. To view the June 2018 Great Plains Trail Newsletter, please click on the link below. June_2018_GPTA_newsletter SaveSave
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Dec 29 2014
Vital Trail Infrastructure When we think of charitable causes for third world countries or for the environment, we often think of food, clothing, shelter & medicine. And these are fine charitable contributions. But these contributions are futile unless there is a way of getting them to where they are needed. Typically these contributions come from …
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Jun 10 2012
Trail Mascot Naming Contest 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 …
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Apr 30 2011
Neighborhood trails are fine for that quick bike ride after work or a family stroll on a weekend. But what about those of us who love to spend full days on the trails… even enjoy planning our vacations around long-distance trails? Trail VacationsI’ve been fortunate enough to travel all over the world and visit castles, …
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Feb 18 2011
“The best view of the mountains,is from the plains.” – K. L. Purdy I love discovering new, epic trails being planned. I recently found out about a mega-path called the Great Plains Trail. Here is the first paragraph from the Great Plains Trail website:The ultimate goal is to establish, preserve and promote a long distance, …
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