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New Year’s Resolution, Trail Style

a group of people walking on a trail over a bridge

Just like a great novel, your New Year’s resolution needs a strong theme in order to be successful. And that theme needs to be tangible, positive, & measurable. Now this is the part where most plans tell you to eat less, exercise more, or find some ethereal balance between the two. And those are the …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/12/21/new-years-resolution-trail-style/

Rail Trails: Top Ten

trail sign for Alabama's Chief Ladiga Trail

The folks at Adventure Cycling have come up with their list of favorite rail-trails, & I’d say they’ve compiled a great one. Here are their ten best trails, in no particular order: 1. George S. Mickelson Trail, South Dakota; length: 109 miles. 2. Great Allegheny Passage, Maryland-Pennsylvania; length: 141 miles. 3. Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, Idaho; length: …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/12/20/rail-trails-top-ten/

Trailsnet May Get a New Logo With Your Input

Trailsnet is looking for a new logo, & we need your help deciding. Please choose your favorite trailsnet logo below by checking the box that corresponds to your favorite choice. Pay no attention to the words that accompany each logo, because those will change to trailsnet.com & our spiffy “… network of trails…” slogan. After …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/12/17/trailsnet-may-get-a-new-logo-with-your-input/

Reasons to Ride a Bike

family enjoying a bike ride

Bike Rides Save Lives… Or at least make them a whole lot better.  (-: I have shared a link to a “Some more reasons to ride a bike” web page. That is toward the bottom of this post. But here is my summary list, slightly paraphrased so that I can name it… wait for it… …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/12/16/reasons-to-ride-a-bike/

Winter Snowshoe Trails

Snowshoers pose for picture.

Trails are to Boulder, Colorado what beaches are to Honolulu, Hawaii. Ubiquitous, popular, and greatly enjoyed. But there is one major difference that can be summarized in one word: winter. In Hawaii, winter means a couple degrees cooler with water temperatures that are a bit less comfortable but still inviting. But in Colorado, winter means …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/12/10/winter-snowshoe-trails/

Mickelson Trail Trek Tour 2012

trail tunnel on the Mickelson Trail in South Dakota

Enjoy an epic bicycle tour in the shadow of Mount Rushmore as you journey through tunnels and over bridges situated along the historic Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  View South Dakota’s Black Hills from a completely new perspective as you enjoy this three day bike tour along the 109 mile Mickelson Bike …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/12/04/mickelson-trail-trek-tour-2012/