Jul 22 2010

London Bike Sharing

My favorite place is London, and my favorite activity is bike riding.

So imagine my pleasure to find an article about a new bike sharing program in London, England.

According to the article, the program will be bigger (at least more bikes) than the one in New York. That’s saying a lot, because the New York bike sharing program is pretty humungous.

I am really glad to see cities jump on the bandwagon of supporting and promoting bicycling among residents and visitors. It is good for health, environment, economy, and well-being. Oh, did I forget to mention it’s a lot of fun, too.

I have only one word of advice to all of these cities. Don’t forget the bike paths. Having loaner bikes, bike lanes, and fancy pamphlets is a start, but bike trails are essential. Many of us are still uncomfortable biking on streets, no matter how many bike lanes you have. It only takes one careless driver or rider to cause and accident and very possibly a death. Raised bike lanes such as the ones they have in Scandinavia are better, but still not as good as pedestrian and bike paths.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/22/london-bike-sharing/

Jul 21 2010

Groupon offers great deal on Rocky Mountain National Park

Today’s Groupon deal was an awesome one.

For $85, they’re offering an overnight trip to Rocky Mountain National Park that includes 3 meals, a guided hike up Long’s Peak (a fourteener), and transportation to the park/trailhead. This would normally cost $284. It’s quite a deal.

I’m not a huge mountain climber, and I’m crunched for time this next couple months, but I think I’ll sign up for it.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/21/groupon-offers-great-deal-on-rocky-mountain-national-park/

Jul 20 2010

Pedestrian & Bike Images website

For those of you out there who are also creating blogs and websites about biking and bike trails, I just found a great site with free (conditional) web images for your bike trail or hiking related sites.

It is the pedbikeimages website and it contains quite a few royalty free biking, bicycle trail, and pedestrian-friendly web images.

The picture to the left is an example of an image from the pedbikeimage website.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/20/pedestrian-bike-images-website/

Jul 18 2010

Promoting bicycle transportation in the United States

A few recent articles show a glimmer of hope that this country is moving in the right direction when it comes to a bicycle friendly environment. The first two articles are from AARP:

Both of these articles contain some refreshing news & information about the state of bikes, trails, and alternative forms of transportation in the United States.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/18/promoting-bicycle-transportation-in-the-united-states/

Jul 16 2010

Mike’ Hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

A huge congratulations goes out to Colorado’s Mike Molloy for his recent American Trails personal website award. Take a look at the Mike’s Hikes website featuring trails in Rocky Mountain National Park and much more.

Once at Mike’s website, you can easily navigate to his blog page. He’s got some great information and beautiful pictures on the website and blog.

Way to go, Mike and thanks for sharing your trail knowledge and passion.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/16/mike-hikes-in-rocky-mountain-national-park-colorado/

Jul 15 2010

Northwest Wyoming Hiking Trails

The bad news is that none of these trails is accessible by bike.

The good news is that all of these trails are in northwest/north central Wyoming, so they’re likely to be beautiful, uncrowded, and beautiful. Oops, did I say beautiful twice? It must have been a subliminal or not-so-subliminal slip.

I’m a big fan of solitude in my hiking trails, and I would guess each of these trails fills the bill. Wyoming is one of the least populated states and this particular part of Wyoming is even less crowded than the rest.

So here’s your link to 10 Northwest Wyoming Hiking Trails.

For a good Wyoming biking trail, visit Medicine Bow Trail near Laramie. There isn’t a lot of information on the web page yet, but I’m hoping there’ll be a map, information, & pictures on there by mid-August 2010.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/15/northwest-wyoming-hiking-trails/