Kevin

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Jul 08 2014

Colorado Trail: Section 1

yellow flowers on trail

Hiking the Colorado Trail I completed most of section one of the Colorado Trail this summer. Due to some wilderness regulations and gnarly blisters, I’ll need to go back and tackle part of segment 4, but that’s already in the works. I highly recommend the Colorado Trail for you long-distance hikers out there. It’s absolutely …

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Jun 06 2014

Retirement Trail

Retirement is a Good Time to Explore Trails I have often been perplexed by those folks who say, “I wouldn’t know what to do if I retired.” Having been retired for six years, I have the opposite problem. There are still too many things to do to fit in a 24 hour day. Finally, I …

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May 28 2014

Social Trails & Social Media

What are Social Trails? The Trailsnet “trail phrase of the day” is Social Trails. Social trails are unofficial trails that often branch off of “official trails.” Social trails are often used by locals to get from one trail to another, from a neighborhood to a trail or from a trail to a business. Social trails …

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May 21 2014

City of Trails?

German City to Eliminate Roads Imagine a world without cars? If you’re having trouble with that, let’s scale it back to a city without cars. Hamburg, Germany has ambitious plans to replace roads with greenways and gradually eliminate the need for automobiles within 20 years. It’s already in my calendar to visit there when it’s …

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May 19 2014

Trail Comments Working Already

Trail information on Trailsnet.com

New Directions To Trailhead Thanks to Larry, an astute Trailsnet user, the new comments option located directly below each trail information area is being put to good use. Actually Larry sent an email about some potential misdirections on one of the Trailsnet trail listings for the Hawthorne Trail in Florida. Larry pointed out that the …

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May 18 2014

New Trail Post Features for Active Travel & Trail Travel

active travel & trail travel information

New Trail Submission Features on Trailsnet.com What makes Trailsnet unique? We are one of the only trail websites that cater to active travelers and trail travel. As promised in yesterday’s post, today we’ll take at some of the new features on the Trailsnet Add a New Trail page. These new trail submission features are unique, …

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