Apr 05 2010
If you haven’t yet checked out the Rails to Trails website, here’s your chance.
Check it out once a month for their “trail of the month.” If you can’t visit a great rail-trail every month, at least you can cyber ride the trail.
Here’s a link to this month’s trail of the month:
Rails to trails trail of the month for April 2010
Enjoy!!
Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/04/05/rails-to-trails-conservancy/
Apr 04 2010
Spring is here and not only are your muscles a little rusty, but so is your memory. Each year you forget some essential item for your bike ride until you get back in the routine. Here’s a series of lists. Of course it depends where you’re going & for how long, so I assembled a series of lists depending on the bike trail, the length of the bike ride, and your purpose for riding:
Must have every trip:
Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/04/04/list-of-biking-essentials/
Apr 03 2010
As I research Mississippi’s Longleaf Trace Trail, I realize that a lot of great trails also go through great college campuses. The Longleaf Trace bike path starts (on the east end) @ Southern Miss in Hattiesburg.
Here are some other college paths:
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New Hampshire
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Dartmouth
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Colorado
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University of Colorado
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Alabama
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Jacksonville State University
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Colorado
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Colorado College
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I’m sure this is just the start. For some reason, good colleges attract good trails.
Let me know of any other universities with good bike paths. If you happen to be in the residence housing industry, let me know if your college rents out dorm rooms during the summer.
Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/04/03/trails-that-go-through-college-towns/
Apr 01 2010
I can already taste the chicory coffee and beignets at cafe dumonde in New Orleans.
Normally I plan my trips totally around the bike trails. But my upcoming trip to the Tammany Trace Bike Trail in Louisiana and the Longleaf Trace Rail Trail in Mississippi is planned mostly around the trails and partially around the food in New Orleans … specifically the breakfast @ Cafe DuMonde.
I made sure my New Orleans hotel was close to Cafe DuMonde. It didn’t hurt that I also got a good deal on the weeknight stay. (Not such a good deal after paying for parking.)
Stay tuned for more information about the trail rides and, of course, the coffee and beignets.
Here’s what I have so far on the Tammany Trace Bike Trail in Louisiana. I’ll add pictures & descriptions after I go on the ride in late April.
Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/04/01/preparing-for-new-orleans-trip/
Mar 30 2010
I love some of the new layouts/templates for Blogspot. I enjoyed putting together the new format for the trailsnet blog.
Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/03/30/new-format-again/
Mar 29 2010
I know most of my posts are about bike trails.
Well this post is different… or is it?
I had the good fortune to help lead a group of girl scouts on a nordic ski trip to Caribou, Colorado. Caribou is a ghost town near Nederland, CO. I had just skied this trail a couple weeks ago, and it was mediocre and deteriorating fast.
Not this weekend. It was fantastic. There was just enough new snow to make it enjoyable. And it snowed lightly (heavily for a very short while as you can see in the accompanying picture) for about half the trip. It was a winter wonderland … in spring.
For those of you who are disappointed that this isn’t a bike trail blog post, I’ve got good news. In the summer, this trail is a mountain bike trail. You share the trail with 4WD vehicles, but if you go up on the weekdays, you may not have to share it with anyone.
To check out my review of the Caribou Trail near Nederland, Colorado, visit trailsnet.com.
Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/03/29/caribou-cross-country-ski-trail/