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This park has the notable distinction of being the northern most recorded park with trails on most maps in the US. A hike up a double-peaked mountain, one of Aroostook County's two extinct volcanoes. Aroostook State Park is on the shore of Echo Lake, a popular 90-acre body of water that is managed...
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The Oak Leaf Trail provides great views of the Lake Michigan waterfront as well as keeping the rider within easy access of big city amenities. If you’re too far away to just ride to the trail, this is one of the best rides to portage to. Strap the bikes on the back of the car and park in one of the safe...
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A Florida Rail-Trail Like the rail-trails popping up in northern Illinois in Chicago's western suburbs, the Military Heritage Trail is a product of an old rail road track converted into a pedestrian trail. This is the westernmost rail-trail in the state, extending from the small community of Milton...
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Before I finished college, I held down several jobs; some in the Midwest and many others on the Left coast. One of the Midwest jobs was as a lawn care “expert” (before you think that I have an inflated ego because of my “expert” status, let me tell you my favorite definition of expert; “ex” = has-been...
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Much of what our trails section has been about is hiking for the strong outdoors adventurer. This week we're focusing on kids' hikes. Preview: A mere 30 acres in size, Thorne Swift Nature Preserve is not big and contains only a mile of footpaths. But compacted within this small area is a variety...
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How often have you thought to yourself, "Self, if they would have asked me, I would have done it differently."? Well, here's your chance. The Park Service is seeking advice from us, the public, on one of their next projects; the Rushmore Trail Access Route. Park Service seeks comments on...
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Multilingual exclamations of surprise and wonder spring from the lips of millions of visitors who annually arrive from all over the world to stand awestruck at the Grand Canyon’s rim. A mile deep, and more than eight miles at its widest, the Grand Canyon reveals layers of exposed limestone, shale, and...
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CLINTON STATE PARK - Lawrence, KS Located about 5 miles west of Lawrence in Douglas County. The 12 to 15 miles of trails in Clinton State Park comprise probably the best technical mountain biking area in Kansas. Two interconnected, marked single-track trails along the … [ more ] Map Activity Type: Mountain...
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Camping slippers were totally unheard of back in the day, (1960s-1970s). When the tennis shoes or hiking boots came off, we were either swimming, showering or sleeping. There was no thought to bringing along our pink puffy slippers, nor our moccasin like guy slippers that had the leather cord threaded...
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In choosing trails for our weekly posts, I try to find some sort of interesting distinction to make each trail of some significance; not just another hike on the long list. The distinction for this trail is that it is among the most northern in the entire US; being laterally adjacent with the Puget Sound...