Kevin

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  1. Electric Bikes on Trails — 114 comments
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  3. Great trail discussion on topix.com — 8 comments
  4. Recreational Trail Funding in Danger — 8 comments
  5. Why is it called a "Bike Scheme?" — 8 comments

Author's posts

Jul 10 2011

Hiking with Plantar Fasciitis

Don’t let plantar fasciitis keep you from enjoying your favorite hiking trail. On a recent hike to Leigh Lake in northwestern Montana, I implemented my new hiking regimen that involves stretching before during and after a rigorous hike. As always, I found that not only is it possible to hike with plantar fasciitis, hiking can …

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Jun 23 2011

On your next trail trip, should you drive or fly?

So you want to ride the Silver Comet Trail and you’re trying to decide whether you should fly into Atlanta, Georgia or drive. With the price of gas, it’s no longer assumed that driving will be cheaper. But how do you find out for sure whether tis cheaper to drive or fly? Should you fly …

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Jun 20 2011

Great trail discussion on topix.com

I just found a great discussion about bike trails on topix.com. road bike or trail bike? It’s one of the few forums that allows anyone to participate w/out joining. This particular forum starts with a question about why anyone would want to ride their bike on the road when there is a perfectly good trail …

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Jun 19 2011

Biology of Dad, from BBC

This video shows the tremendous importance of fathers in the lives of their daughters. So all you present, past, and future dads, this one is for you. Happy Father’s Day; you’re important.

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Jun 14 2011

Mountain Bike Trail Guide Featured This Week

Mountain bike fans rejoice. This weeks trail-of-the-week is Boulder’s Heil Valley Ranch Trails as featured in the new Everytrail guide. Heil Ranch may be one of the best intermediate mountain bike trails around. Technically, there is no trail called Heil Ranch Trail. It is a series of trails including Wapiti Trail, Ponderosa Loop trail, and …

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Jun 11 2011

Get Outdoors and Find a Trail

Today is National Get Out Doors Day. To celebrate, the U.S. Forest Service will waive the day-use fees associated with many recreation sites or amenities on national forests nationwide . Just think of all the trails you can explore, and it won’t cost you a dime. So if $ was an excuse to keep you away from …

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