Dec 04 2011

Mickelson Trail Trek Tour 2012

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. 

trail tunnel on the Mickelson Trail in South Dakota

trail tunnel on the Mickelson Trail in South Dakota (photo courtesy of Heather Enos)

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 Trail. We will ride the trail in three different segments with a shuttle provided so you will only be riding each trail segment one-way.  This is by far our smallest group tour with only five participants.

To view the complete details of the Mickelson Trail Trek Tour, visit this OnTheMoveTours page.

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

Nov 29 2011

Trailsnet is Now on WordPress

It finally happened!! Your favorite source of information about trails is now in its new home on Word Press. You may not notice much difference, but believe me, the differences are huge. And we’re just beginning… you will start to see big changes over the next couple months:

a circle of computers

Join our network of trail lovers.

Trail Guides

You may notice that the link to locate trails by state is no longer available, but that is only temporary. I am in the process of completely reformatting the over 100 pages with trail information. When I have completed that process, you will be able to find your favorite trail again, on trailsnet.

Trail Polls, Trail Blogrolls, & Other Sidebar Information

As you can see, we now have only one sidebar and it isn’t very populated yet. We may stick with the one sidebar format, but we will also begin adding more trail-related content and interactive trail tools.

Trailsnet Subscription

One blog characteristic that has changed minimally is your ability to subscribe to the trailsnet blog and receive notification of upcoming blog posts. Just like before, if you are a subscriber, you will be notified of new trail-related blog-posts. Except now, your subscription will be through WordPress rather than Google Blogger. You will find it to be a much more streamlined and user-friendly process. So if you were a subscriber to the old trailsnet on Blogger/Blogspot, please take a few seconds to fill out the subscription form in the right-hand column. And if you weren’t a previous subscriber, now is your chance. It’s quick, easy, and painless. And I promise, your email won’t be shared with anyone else, you won’t get more than 3 or 4 notifications per week, and it’s super easy and quick to unsubscribe.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/11/29/trailsnet-is-now-on-wordpress/

Nov 07 2011

Trailsnet named in Top 100 Camping Blogs

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Trailsnet nominated for top 100 Camping Blogs

Trailsnet has been nominated once again for a blog award. This time, we have been chosen as one of the top 100 Camping Blogs and are eligible to win the #1 Camping Blog award.


This is an especially big honor for us since our main focus is on trails and camping is just one portion of our blog content. So a big thank you goes out to JustBackPacksOnline for nominating us for this award. We know the competition is stiff, but we also know that trailsnet is an awesome outdoor website/blog.



Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/11/07/trailsnet-named-in-top-100-camping-blogs/

Oct 18 2011

Big switch coming up

I would like to send a big thank you for those of you who are signed on to follow the trailsnet blog. I appreciate your support & following.

Like the good trail leaders that we are, we’ll try to keep
you on track as we make the big switcheroo. Thanks for
your patience and persistence.

I will soon be switching the trailsnet blogspot blog over to WordPress. I’m not quite sure whether your RSS Feed (followship) will be switched over with the big swap. If I had to make a guess, I would say not. In fact, I’m worried that quite a few things will have to change, whether I like it or not.
But the change is a necessary one to keep (start) the blog and website running more smoothly since my website host works with WordPress but not Google (Blogspot/Blogger).
The favor I would like to ask of you is to continue following trailsnet, even if it means signing on w/ the WordPress feed. I want to keep the loyal trailsnet followers as we move into this new era at trailsnet.
There will be more information forthcoming. In fact, I’ve already written a WordPress blog entry explaining the 3-step process of transforming trailsnet.com.
As always, your comments about this issue are welcomed below.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/10/18/big-switch-coming-up/

Oct 06 2011

SmartTrail app.

Those wonderful outdoor folks in Boulder, CO are at it again. The people at Boulder Mountain Bikes are creating an app called SmartTrails to help users locate & navigate bike trails. The app will not only help you find a trail but will provide updated trail conditions, trail descriptions, and trail ratings.

There was a great story in the Boulder Daily Camera about the SmartTrails app. The developers are seeking a grant to help them get this worthwhile project off the ground. If you’d like to help them out and put them over the top, you can vote for their grant idea on the GOOD Boulder Fund website. It’s easy to vote, doesn’t cost you anything and helps support a good trail cause.

So far, the only problem I see w/ this app is that it’s not quite available for iphone yet; but according to BMA rep. Andria, they are on top of it. In fact, they “have an iOS developer working in parallel…” What I think that means to us non-techie folks is that they are soon going to have an [iphone] app for that.


If you want more information about the app, you can drop an email to smarttrail@bouldermountainbike.org.

In the meantime, I’m curious what apps, GPS, or other trail-navigation devices you guys are using out there. Leave a comment below.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/10/06/smarttrail-app/

Oct 04 2011

Great Biking Road in the Smoky Mountains

I finally found a road that I’d love to ride my bike on. Take a look at this video, and you’ll see why.

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/10/04/great-biking-road-in-the-smoky-mountains/