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Trail Moments | Our Quest to Visit All of America’s Hall of Fame Rail-Trails
July 04, 2022

Visit All of America’s Hall of Fame Rail-Trails: Our journey started with an F150 pickup carrying canoes on the roof and bicycles.

Hall of Fame milestone on Florida's Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail | Courtesy Carol Alexander
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Trail Moments | A Conversation With Chelsea Murphy of She Colors Nature
June 09, 2022

RTC sat down with Chelsea Murphy to talk about her Trail Moments. Chelsea loves getting outdoors and inspiring others to do the same.

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail | Courtesy of Chelsea Murphy
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Trail Moments | By Sight & Sound: Tips for Birding Beginners
May 29, 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 | Safe Trails Save Lives
May 16, 2022

Safe trails save lives. in New Jersey 82% of fatalities are on state, county and municipal roads. A disproportionate number are pedestrians.

New Jersey's Henry Hudson Trail | Photo by Avery Harmon
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Trail Moments | Advice From a Mom: How to Get Kids to Love Biking
May 05, 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 | A Path Forward for Better Biking in Roswell, New Mexico
April 26, 2022

We love the adventures that trails bring—seeing what lies beyond the next bend, drop, curve or climb. Roswell has two main trails in the downtown area.

New Mexico's Bitter Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | Courtesy Moonrock Outfitters
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Trail Moments | Recapturing Life on a Great American Journey
April 13, 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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Trail Moments | A Tale of a Tour: Traveling by Trail in Wisconsin
February 24, 2022

Traveling by bike allows you see snapshots of people’s daily lives and interact with them. “Traveling lets you see a thousand lives you might have lived.”

Traveling by trail | Courtesy Rachel and Patrick Hugens
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Trail Moments | Finding Love Feet First
February 13, 2022

They regularly rode the Great Allegheny Passage together as friends, and when they became a couple, it served as the setting for Stephen’s marriage proposal.

Arias and Stephen Flory | Courtesy Arias Flory
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Trail Moments | Letting the Good (and Bad) Times Roll: New York Bike Shop Opens in the Midst of a Covid World
January 02, 2022

Simon’s bike rental shop, a first for the town, is situated on Hurleyville’s Main Street, just steps from the rail-trail. “It’s 7 miles of beautiful, flat pavement.”

Fortress Bikes interior | Courtesy Hal Simon