TB = trailsnet blog, TW = Twitter, & WS = website |
| “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” - John F. Kennedy |
| “You never know when you’re making a memory.” - Ricky Lee Jones |
| “The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.” - Cesare Pavese |
| “We do not remember days, we remember moments.” - Cesare Pavese |
| “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill |
| “Don’t go through life, grow through life.” - Eric Butterworth |
| “One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.” - Thomas Jefferson |
| “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| “Life’s a tour, not a race.” |
| “The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.” |
| Never say, “I’m bored,” because what that actually means is, “I’m boring.” Kevin Purdy trailsnet founder |
| “A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” |
| "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." - Abraham Lincoln |
| “You’re never too old to become younger.” |
| “I run so my goals in life will continue to get bigger instead of my belly.” - Bill Kirby |
| “Jogging is very beneficial. It’s good for your legs and your feet. It’s also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed.” - Charles Schulz |
| “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” - anonymous |
| “If life give you limes, make margaritas.” - Jimmy Buffet |
| “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while you could miss it.” |
| “If you worried about falling off the bike, you’d never get on.” - |
| “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” - Confucius |
| “Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.” - George Allen |
| None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. - Henry David Thoreau |
| One’s destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things. - Henry Miller |
| "I thought of it while riding my bike." -Albert Einstein on the Theory of Relativity |
| Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. - John Muir |
| "A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." - - - Lao Tzu |
| ...Congress is frivolously spending the Highway Trust Fund for pet projects like walkways and bicycle paths... Senator John McCain |
| Congratulations to Wisconsin for being #1 in rails-to-trails!! |
| Hopping down the bunny trail is overrated. I'd prefer to ride my bike. -Cottontail, Peter |
| Don't buy upgrades; ride up grades. - Eddy Merckx |
| “Adopt the pace of nature: Her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Gender is what you are; sex is what you have. |
| “If I can bicycle, I bicycle.” - Sir David Attenborough |
| “Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.” - Charles M. Schulz |
| “Socialism can only arrive by bicycle.” - Jose Antonio Viera Gallo |
| “The government must help to eliminate cars so that bicycles can help to eliminate government.” - Dutch slogan |
| “When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.” - H.G. Wells |
| “The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets.” - Christopher Morley |
| “The bicycle will accomplish more for women’s sensible dress than all the reform movements that have ever been waged.” - author unknown |
| “Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds.” - Louis J. Helle, Jr. |
| “Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel... the picture of free, untrammelled womanhood.” - Susan B. Anthony, 1896 |
| “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” |
| Live to ride, ride to live. |
| “I’ve been on a diet for two weeks and all I’ve lost is fourteen days.” |
| “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” |
| “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” |
| “Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.” |
| “People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.” - John Wanamaker |
| “The most important things in life aren’t things.” - Anthony J D’Angelo |
| “If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.” - Thomas Aquinas |
| Before looking ahead, make sure you appreciate where you are. |
| “I love to travel, but I hate to arrive.” - Albert Einstein |
| You are a true bicyclist when.. “ |
| You have more water bottles than drinking glasses. |
| A turn of the crank is all you need to start a revolution |
| riding recumbent gives life a new perspective makes one more laid back |
| “Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment.” - Iara Gassen |
| “The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.” - Chinese Proverb |
| “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” - Emily Bronte |
| “Progress should have stopped when man invented the bicycle.” - Elizabeth West |
| “Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.” - Elizabeth Lawrence |
| “ |
| “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb |
| “Fall seven times; stand up eight.” – Japanese proverb |
| I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine. -Caskie Stinnett |
What type of trails are found on trailsnet.com?
Each trail described in trailsnet.com should meet three criteria:
- The trail should be accessible to a wide variety of trail users. (see the next question)
- The trail should be a destination worthwhile as a vacation destination by itself or with other nearby attractions.
- The trail should be long enough to provide an extended period of exercise and recreation.
What type of people can use the trails found in trailsnet.com?
This is what sets trailsnet.com apart from most other trails websites. Our trails are for everyone; all ages, abilities, and interests. Most of the trails featured on our site are handicapped accessible. Many of the trails are rail-trails with moderate grades. So the trails you find on trailsnet.com are great for families, youngsters, senior citizens, active travelers, and weekend warriors.
Can I find lodging, restaurants, and other trailside businesses on trailsnet.com?
Starting in 2011, we'll list hotels, motels, restaurants, bike rentals, and other businesses on the website. These will be in the form of links rather than advertising. If you own a business near one of the trails listed on this site, you may have the opportunity to place a link on trailsnet.com. If you have any questions or want to be included in our trailsnet links, drop us an email using the contact page.
Where can I find information about bicycle related health issues?
- Okay, that question has never been asked; but I'll answer it anyway. Or at least I will begin to answer it:
- For questions about bicycling hand injuries such as handlebar palsy, visit this website.
TB = trailsnet blog, TW = Twitter, & WS = website |
| “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” - John F. Kennedy |
| “You never know when you’re making a memory.” - Ricky Lee Jones |
| “The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.” - Cesare Pavese |
| “We do not remember days, we remember moments.” - Cesare Pavese |
| “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill |
| “Don’t go through life, grow through life.” - Eric Butterworth |
| “One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.” - Thomas Jefferson |
| “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| “Life’s a tour, not a race.” |
| “The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.” |
| Never say, “I’m bored,” because what that actually means is, “I’m boring.” Kevin Purdy trailsnet founder |
| “A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” |
| "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." - Abraham Lincoln |
| “You’re never too old to become younger.” |
| “I run so my goals in life will continue to get bigger instead of my belly.” - Bill Kirby |
| “Jogging is very beneficial. It’s good for your legs and your feet. It’s also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed.” - Charles Schulz |
| “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” - anonymous |
| “If life give you limes, make margaritas.” - Jimmy Buffet |
| “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while you could miss it.” |
| “If you worried about falling off the bike, you’d never get on.” - |
| “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” - Confucius |
| “Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.” - George Allen |
| None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. - Henry David Thoreau |
| One’s destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things. - Henry Miller |
| "I thought of it while riding my bike." -Albert Einstein on the Theory of Relativity |
| Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. - John Muir |
| "A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." - - - Lao Tzu |
| ...Congress is frivolously spending the Highway Trust Fund for pet projects like walkways and bicycle paths... Senator John McCain |
| Congratulations to Wisconsin for being #1 in rails-to-trails!! |
| Hopping down the bunny trail is overrated. I'd prefer to ride my bike. -Cottontail, Peter |
| Don't buy upgrades; ride up grades. - Eddy Merckx |
| “Adopt the pace of nature: Her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Gender is what you are; sex is what you have. |
| “If I can bicycle, I bicycle.” - Sir David Attenborough |
| “Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.” - Charles M. Schulz |
| “Socialism can only arrive by bicycle.” - Jose Antonio Viera Gallo |
| “The government must help to eliminate cars so that bicycles can help to eliminate government.” - Dutch slogan |
| “When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.” - H.G. Wells |
| “The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets.” - Christopher Morley |
| “The bicycle will accomplish more for women’s sensible dress than all the reform movements that have ever been waged.” - author unknown |
| “Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds.” - Louis J. Helle, Jr. |
| “Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel... the picture of free, untrammelled womanhood.” - Susan B. Anthony, 1896 |
| “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” |
| Live to ride, ride to live. |
| “I’ve been on a diet for two weeks and all I’ve lost is fourteen days.” |
| “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” |
| “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” |
| “Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.” |
| “People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.” - John Wanamaker |
| “The most important things in life aren’t things.” - Anthony J D’Angelo |
| “If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.” - Thomas Aquinas |
| Before looking ahead, make sure you appreciate where you are. |
| “I love to travel, but I hate to arrive.” - Albert Einstein |
| You are a true bicyclist when.. “ |
| You have more water bottles than drinking glasses. |
| A turn of the crank is all you need to start a revolution |
| riding recumbent gives life a new perspective makes one more laid back |
| “Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment.” - Iara Gassen |
| “The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.” - Chinese Proverb |
| “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” - Emily Bronte |
| “Progress should have stopped when man invented the bicycle.” - Elizabeth West |
| “Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.” - Elizabeth Lawrence |
| “ |
| “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb |
| “Fall seven times; stand up eight.” – Japanese proverb |
| I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine. -Caskie Stinnett |