Last year, we sent out special congratulations to Wisconsin for their great biking trails. This year, we’ve chosen Minnesota to receive the trail award. Minnesota gets our trail kudos for the following reasons: American Trails elected Minnesota as the Best Trails State last year. Minnesota has more miles of paved trails than any other state. …
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May 11 2011
Trail Mileage Markers
Why so many mileage markers on trails? Do we really need that many? Aren’t they kind of a waste of money? mileage marker on the C & O Canal Towpath trail Actually, there’s a very good, common-sense reason for the abundance of mileage markers on trails, and it has very little to do with keeping …
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Mar 18 2011
Red Cross Japan & Pacific Tsunami Fund
For a limited time, Living Social will double your $5 donation to the Red Cross Japan & Pacific Tsunami Fund. It is extremely fast and easy to make a donation on the Living Social website. Just click on any of the links provided with this blog post and it will take you to the Living Social …
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Feb 11 2011
Expedia’s TripAdvisor has purchased EveryTrail
Is the latest corporate merger good for trail lovers? Last week, TripAdvisor acquired EveryTrail, the distributor of online trail guides. If you don’t recognize the name TripAdvisor, you may have heard of their parent company, Expedia, the internet travel giant. This could be good news or bad news, depending on the final outcome of the …
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Feb 01 2011
River Mountains Loop trail in Nevada
Bike trails, water trails, outdoor adventures… These aren’t phrases that people normally associate with Nevada. But every time I go there, I find a new outdoor adventure. One time it was a crazy downhill mountain bike course in Bootleg Canyon. Another time it was a relaxing kayak trip through the Black Canyon of the Colorado …
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Jan 07 2011
Newest Bike is a Chainless Cruiser
I added to my stable of bikes recently. I purchased a Sonoma Oasis beach cruiser. Since it’s a cruiser, it’s quite comfortable with a cushy, padded, spring-loaded seat and nice, high handlebars that allow me to ride without being hunched over. But the most unique aspect of this bicycle is that it doesn’t have a …
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