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Remembering Heart Mountain
November 04, 2025

Explore what life was like at Wyoming’s Heart Mountain WWII Japanese American Confinement Site in 1942 through the memories of Sam Mihara.

Sam Mihara, a surviving incarceree of the Heart Mountain WWII Japanese American Confinement Site (as of 2025) | Courtesy Mihara Family Collection
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Pathways to Purpose
October 25, 2025

Explore how Rachel Jones, Ed Talone, Isaiah Maxi, Brooke Pavek and Bobby Whittaker made their lives extraordinary on America’s pathways.

Rachel Jones at her 1,000 Club party | Photo courtesy Rachel Jones
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A Nebraska Legacy: Examining the Cowboy Trail’s Impact Across Three Decades
October 07, 2025

Michael and Pam Swanson and Ashley Schafer take in the view from the longest of 221 bridges along Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail.

Trestle on Nebraska's Cowboy Trail | Photo by Jonathan Egan
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A Look at Railbanked Trails Across America
October 07, 2025

Congress passed an amendment to the National Trails Systems Act that enshrined railbanking—preserving railway corridors in perpetuity.

Iowa's Sauk Rail Trail | Photo by TrailLink user yiams
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Kansas’ Flint Hills Trail State Park: September 2025 Trail of the Month
September 10, 2025

Explore Kansas’ Flint Hills Trail—118 miles of prairie, history & small-town charm. A Hall of Fame rail-trail driving rural revitalization.

Kansas' Flint Hills Trail State Park | Photo by Jeff A. Carroll
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In Memory of Trails and Environmental Justice Advocate Guy O. Williams
August 07, 2025

RTC was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Guy O. Williams, who passed away on July 29, 2025.

Guy Williams | Photo courtesy Guy Williams
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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