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Knoch's photo winner for "Health and Fitness," taken on the Heritage Rail Trail County
Park in Pennsylvania.
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| | Picture Perfect
Every year, American Trails sponsors a photo contest to highlight the beauty and diversity of the nation's National Recreation Trails. Their contest provides awards in several categories, and the 2009 winners were recently announced. Of the 17 categories in which awards were presented, eight of the photo winners were from rail-trails, including:
 Equestrian Trails
Health and Fitness
Arts and Interpretation
Rail and Canal Trails
Innovative Facilities
Environmental Features
Flora and Fauna
Scenery and Natural Features
Historic Features
This year, Carl Knoch, manger of trail development for RTC's Northeast Regional Office, won two awards for images captured on his backyard pathway, the Heritage Rail Trail County Park in York County, Pa. His shots won in the "Equestrian Trails" and "Health and Fitness" categories.
"The trail is only a mile and a half from my home, and I always take my camera along when I go for a ride or a walk," says Knoch. "The image of the four horseback riders passing a bicycle parked along the trail while the cyclists rested on a bench was a matter of being in the right place at the right time. I saw the horseback riders coming, dismounted my bike and took some shots. Same with the senior citizens walking on the trail near New Freedom (pictured at right)."
If you need inspiration for next year's competition, check out the gallery of all the winners, as well as the originals of Knoch's winning photos.
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