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Active travel in general and bicycle travel specifically is on the rise. More people are choosing to jump on rail-trails or pedal the highways & byways of this country rather than lounging around the pool or zipping by the monuments and mountains in their cars. Looking down on the C & O Canal Towpath trail …
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We have had an incredible fall here on the Front Range, with biking opportunities every day. Cross-country skiing onCaribou Trail in Colorado But those of us who love the open trails know that the end of one season just means the beginning of another. With that in mind, I thought I’d share some awesome pictures …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/07/trail-season-never-ends/
Sometimes it’s just fun to get lost on the bike trails around home. Today was one of those days. One of my morning coffee buddies offered to show me some new trails, and how could I pass up such a wonderful opportunity. With temperatures forecast in the mid seventies and blue skies predicted, I was …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/06/wandering-the-local-trails/
Some things we just take for granted. For example, most trails I’ve ridden on around the U.S. were shared trails. One very limited example of a shared trail is one on which both hikers and bikers can recreate. (Not procreate… that would be just a little too sharesy for most jurisdictions.) But many trails also …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/04/the-bike-song/
I recently rode on a time machine known as the C & O Canal Towpath trail. Located mostly in Maryland, the trail is indeed like a jaunt through another time. It includes tunnels and bridges and aqueducts and… lockhouses. Trailside lodging is available atlockhouses located along the C and OCanal Towpath trail in Maryland. Lockhouses …
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