I hand out my trailsnet business card to folks that I meet on the trail and often get emails from them. I just received one today:
Kevin, It was very nice meeting you on the St. Vrain Trail yesterday.
trail pals & bike buddies
Great site, a wonderful record of riding trails.
I rode the northernmost 10 miles of the Mickelson Trail, SD last year
on my Strida. Less than a tenth of the total length, so not enough for
a report here…
Regards,
Richard
Richard was riding an awesome recumbent tadpole Catrike. I was carving on my Trikke on that particular sunny day. It’s funny how those of us on our unique personal transportation vehicles (PTVs) are drawn to one another. It makes conversation fun and easy when we can share our common interests of trails, PTVs and the great outdoors.
Anyway, Richard was very interesting and shared a passion for getting outside, exercising and meeting other folks on the trail. I swear, trail people are the happiest, friendliest, and most interesting folks around. Now if I could only convince everyone who I meet to send me correspondence via comments on trailsnet, I’d be even more pleased. Don’t get me wrong, I love to get emails from fellow trail advocates; but when I get comments on the website, it opens up the conversation to an even greater audience. For example, Richard’s email may appeal to fellow recumbent riders, Mickelson Trail fans, or trail fans in general. Then not only would I enjoy the exchange, but it might also start a great group conversation about those topics and more.
So thanks to Richard and all of those who I meet on the trails. I only hope trailsnet can become known as a place that’s as friendly as the trails that spawned it. Need I say, “Comments are welcome.”
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One of the (many) things about being in the outdoors, regardless of mode, is the great people you meet.
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And trail people are about as nice as they get.