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165-Mile Bike Trail Through Minnesota Finally Completed After 30 years, One of the Longest in America.
47+ min ago (390+ words) After more than 30 years of planning, construction, and fundraising, a paved bike trail ambling through 165 miles of Minnesota beauty has officially been completed—and now becomes one of the longest paved cycling trails in America. From the Mississippi river to…...
Popular Smoky Mountains Trail Closing Temporarily
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (142+ words) A popular hiking trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will close temporarily for maintenance or safety improvements. The closure affects visitors planning to use the trail during the coming weeks, requiring them to seek alternative routes or reschedule their…...
West Virginia National Hunting and Fishing Day returns to Stonewall Resort Sept. 19
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (268+ words) West Virginia’s National Hunting and Fishing Day returns Sept. 19 to Stonewall Resort State Park with outdoor activities, youth events, vendors and food sampling. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s National Hunting and Fishing Day will return Saturday, Sept. 19, at Stonewall Resort…...
Guided paddle, basket weaving in Damariscotta and a new accessible trail in Bristol
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (287+ words) Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust announces a guided kayaking tour learning about eelgrass in Great Salt Bay, basket weaving workshop, and a new accessible trail opened in Bristol....
Where to go leaf-peeping in Colorado as fall colors peak
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (651+ words) If you’ve been anxious to make leaf-peeping plans, now is the time. Mountains across Colorado are changing colors as the aspen trees undergo their fall ritual. It’s been something of an unusual season by many accounts, with trees changing earlier…...
Walkers, wheels welcome at Rayburn Trails in Millbury
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (286+ words) As August neared its end and September just hours away, flowers, grass and trees were making ready for the change of season, as could be seen and heard at Rayburn Trails in Millbury. Rayburn Trails offers a 3-mile network of…...
Mesabi Trail officially longest paved bike trail in Minnesota
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (298+ words) After 30 years in the making, the Mesabi Trail is now the longest paved biking trail in Minnesota, traveling 165-miles across the Iron Range. The completion of the Mesabi Trail will not only honor the past but also build brand new…...
Nonprofit completes wilderness hut named for Anchorage ski legend Lars Spurkland
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (311+ words) Reservations will soon open for a new wilderness cabin accessible by railroad and named after Anchorage ski legend Lars Spurkland. The Alaska Mountain and Wilderness Huts Association recently finished construction on the Lars Spurkland Memorial Hut in Placer River Valley....
Aspen Season Starts Now. See Peak Color On These 5 Trails
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (471+ words) Backpacker Magazine Aspen Season Starts Now. See Peak Color On These 5 Trails For just a few precious weeks each year, the aspen forests of the West and Midwest flare into a golden wonderland. The trees flush from electric green to…...
Hiking Trail on Mount Yale
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (74+ words) A hiker ascends a rocky trail on Mount Yale in the Sawatch Range on the Salida Ranger District of the Pike-San Isabel National Forests, Colorado, Jan. 1, 2014. Standing 14,200 feet tall, the peak ranks 20th among Colorado's 53 mountain peaks exceeding 14,000 feet in elevation....