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Great American Rail-Trail Guidebook Sneak Peek
July 28, 2025

Get a sneak peek of the Great American Rail-Trail guidebook of the nation’s first cross-country trail between DC and Washington state.

Pennsylvania's Montour Trail | Photo by Milo Bateman
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Destination: Utah’s Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park
July 22, 2025
Equestrians on the trail cross the Weber River near the small town of Wanship. Horseback riders are welcome on the trail. Photo by Cindy Barks.
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Indiana Bicycling Advocate Robert Ordway on Trails, Safety and Quality of Life
July 11, 2025
Robert Ordway took an 825-mile bike ride in 2024 from Washington, D.C., to Indiana to raise money for ALS research. | Courtesy Robert Ordway
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The Big Burn: Exploring the Great Fire of 1910 in Idaho and Montana
June 09, 2025

The Big Burn in Idaho and the 1910 Wildfires That Ravaged the American Northwest and Shaped the Forest Service.

Bank Street in Wallace, Idaho, in the aftermath of the Big Burn | Courtesy University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, Barnard-Stockbridge Photograph Collection
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The Great Connector: How West Virginia’s Greenbrier River Trail Is Fostering Recreation and Revitalization in the Allegheny Highlands
June 05, 2025

The Greenbrier River Trail has fostered recreation, relationships and economic revitalization in the Allegheny Highlands of West Virginia.

Bicyclists on the Greenbrier River Trail in Greenbrier County | Marlyn McClendon, courtesy Experience Greenbrier Valley
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BEST Of: Cultural Walking and Biking Hubs in European Capitals
June 05, 2025

Biking hubs in European Capitals make it easy to navigate by foot or bike. Here are five of these standout destinations from my travels.

Reykjavik, Iceland | Photo by Amy Kapp
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A Taste of the Great American Rail-Trail
May 08, 2025

We share just a taste of the unique foods you’ll find along Great American Rail-Trail® between Washington, D.C., and Washington State.

Huckleberry Cobbler at the Coeur d’Alene Resort's Dockside restaurant in Idaho | Photo courtesy Coeur d’Alene Resort
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Revisiting John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
March 07, 2025

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on Sunday, Oct. 16, 1859, when a band of 22 armed men slipped out of a Maryland farmhouse.

The fire engine house used by John Brown and some of his men in the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 | Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC­DIG-ppmsca-40573 (digital file from original item)
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Rail-Trail Champion Sarah Clark Stuart On Philadelphia’s Visionary Trail Network
March 07, 2025

In Oct. 2024, Sarah Clark Stuart was named Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion of the year for her leadership on the Circuit Trails network.

Clark at her October induction and (right) with Rails to Trails Conservancy staff and colleagues | Joe LaCroix, courtesy Rails to Trails Conservancy
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Trail Moments: Cas Marburger Is Shifting Gears in Missoula, Montana
February 04, 2025

Discover Cas Marburger’s Missoula Montana outdoor trails experience on the Milwaukee Trail, explore Missoula’s scenic trails.

Cas and colleagues at the 2024 Outdoor Media Summit in Montana | Photo courtesy Cas Marburger