Focus Term: Featured Magazine Articles
Georgia’s Firefly Trail Shines Brightly
Georgia’s Firefly Trail is a planned 39-mile route is steadily realized with “model mile” sections that demonstrate the pathway’s potential.
Where the Wild Things Go: Exploring Wildlife Corridors Along America’s Trails
Wildlife corridors join one natural landscape to another, allow animals to migrate between habitats and access critical resources.
Debbie Njai: Breaking Down Barriers for People of Color in the Outdoors
When Black People Who Hike founder Debbie Njai went on a hike with friends in 2020, she didn’t know the trek would change her life.
Best Of: Summer Boardwalks and Pathways
Highlighted are just a few summer boardwalks and pathways from across the country to explore as the weather warms up.
American Icon: The Great American Rail-Trail Is on Its Way to Fulfilling a Cross-Country Vision
Five years after launch, the Great American Rail-Trail is on its way to fulfilling a cross-country vision. See updates across the route.
Elements of Gold: Michigan’s Pere Marquette Rail-Trail Is a Special Place for All Seasons
The Pere Marquette Rail-Trail is like a gold standard for the quality of the trail and the upkeep and something people can enjoy all the time.
First in Class: Washington Trailblazer Clara McCarty Wilt Was UW’s First Graduate
The first graduate from UW was the trailblazing Clara McCarty Wilt, who would also go become the first woman elected to public office in WA.
Wintertime Trail Fun
A wintertime trail brings a whole new way to explore such as cross-country ski, snowshoe, fat-tire bike or take a walk through the snow.
Awaiting Takeoff: The Wright Brothers’ Biking Legacy
On a gray North Carolina beach, 120 years ago this December, Wright Brothers completed the first powered flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft.
End of the Line: How Timber and Train Tracks Transformed the Olympic Peninsula
This History Along the Great American Rail-Trail® feature explores the timber industry and creation of two railroads on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula in the early 1900s. The late-1918 completion of the Spruce Railroad, which was meant to aid the war effort, led to a national scandal.
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