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Ohio Students Venture Into the Wild
November 09, 2022

“We should be exposing our students to lifelong physical activity and should be helping them develop the skills and confidence to enjoy those activities,” said Jack Hatert, principal of McKinney Middle School. “Our schools are the heartbeat of a cycling community, and we have to pass the passion on to our students.”

Packed up for the return trip at Morgan's Riverside Campground | Photo courtesy McKinney Middle School
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Trail Moments | Fulfilling a Lifelong Dream on the Great American Rail-Trail
November 03, 2022

Family, work and life combined with the Great American Rail-Trail announcement to push me toward a commitment to a long-distance bike trip.

Arriving home at the end of the Great American Rail-Trail journey | Photo courtesy David Berrigan
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Swap Out a Car Trip for a Trail Trip With These Tips and Tricks
August 31, 2022

Swap out a car trip for a trail trip to decrease your carbon footprint. The best part—it will help us feel better, too.

Along the Great Rivers Greenway trail network in St. Louis, Missouri | Photo courtesy Great Rivers Greenway
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Trail Moments | Tips for Outdoor Outings With Your Kids
August 04, 2022

As someone who has hiked, biked, skied, climbed and simply enjoyed being outside in nature and beyond with her family, Chelsea Murphy had a lot of wisdom to share.

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail | Courtesy of Chelsea Murphy
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Trail Moments | Swapping a Car for a Bike? Here’s What I Learned.
July 07, 2022

I decided to purchase my own e-bike and conquer my own fears of biking in the city. That was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

Biking in D.C.'s Rock Creek Park | Photo by Hayden Duncan, courtesy Victoria Yuen
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Trail Moments | By Sight & Sound: Tips for Birding Beginners
May 30, 2022

Tips for Birding Beginners by Keith Russell. Birding can help us become better listeners and observers, as well as more careful and detailed thinkers.

Keith Russell leading a bird walk at Philadelphia's Discovery Center | Photo by Gregory Walker
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Trail Moments | Advice From a Mom: How to Get Kids to Love Biking
May 06, 2022

I’ll share some of the tips we used to help our daughter become a successful and happy rider, and we welcome advice from other parents.

Colorado's Farmers High Line Canal Trail | Photo by Scott Stark
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Trail Moments | Recapturing Life on a Great American Journey
April 14, 2022

Whitney Washington’s 3,700-mile route across the country began with a few hard-earned turns of the bike wheel.

Whitney Washington | Courtesy Whitney Washington
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Geocaching: Find the Fun!
March 30, 2022

With millions of geocaches hidden throughout the world, there’s a very good chance one is located on your favorite trail!

Geocaching is a high-tech game of hide and seek. Put simply, someone hides a container for others to find. The game started in early 2000. When Geocaching.com launched later that year, only 75 geocaches existed. Today, there are more than 3.3 million geocaches in 190 countries.

Photo courtesy Groundspeak Inc. (dba Geocaching)
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Siete cosas que pueden salir mal en recorrido en bicicleta, ¡y cómo solucionarlas!
March 24, 2022

Todos hemos tenido esos días en los que las cosas simplemente no salieron según lo planeado. Su calentador de agua falló a mitad de la ducha…

una persona reparando su bicicleta