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Focus Term: Why Use Trails?


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Reimagining Public Spaces
October 12, 2021

We explored the strengths of our movement, our role in bringing solutions to these significant social challenges and the opportunities ahead.

Met Branch Trail | Photo by India Kea
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Trail Moments | A Student of Biking: Learning to Love Trails
September 15, 2021

Bike rides clear my mind and help me focus on the rest of the day. For me, quick physical activities during the weekdays are now based around trails.

Graphic by RTC, Photos courtesy Hyderabad Randonneurs and TrailLink user fredjerina
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Trail Moments | My New Trail Self-Care Routine as a New Dad
September 10, 2021

I’m still passionate about trails, and I continue to travel by bicycle on shorter trips—particularly on trails.

Erick Cedeño on the Exposition Line Bikeway | Courtesy Erick Cedeño
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Trail Moments | 21 Easy Ways to Enjoy Your Local Trails
September 10, 2021

If you’re looking to create a new healthy habit outside, we’ve created a list of 21 easy-to-do actions you can take immediately on your nearest trail.

Graphic by RTC
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Trail Moments | How To Long-Distance Bike Tour With (Six!) Young Kids
September 03, 2021

We’ve found that good rails-trail routes can be very forgiving to those new to bike touring. We’ve learned so much since then.

Photos courtesy Dale Majors and TrailLink user protoolned, graphic by RTC
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Trail Moments | The Great Bike Shortage? For Me, It Was the Great Bike Summer!
September 02, 2021

During the early days of the COVID-induced Great Bike Shortage, I stood in line with a neighbor to buy a used bike. Her first bike.

Photo by Lisa Watts, graphic by RTC
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Trail Moments | How a Rail-Trail Helped Save My Life and Redirect My Focus
August 06, 2021

As I’ve watched outdoor recreation interest explode, it’s made me reflect on how a simple bike ride on a rail-trail saved my life.

Breeden Trestle on Tunnel Hill State Trail in southern Illinois | Photo by Shawn Gossman
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Trail Moments | Adapting to the Pandemic: Finding Safe Outdoor Spaces in a Changed World
July 07, 2021

After finding a tandem bike I could use the sky (or at least as far as we were able to drive) has been the limit in exploring rail-trails.

Photo courtesy Marjorie Turner Hollman, graphic by RTC
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Trail Moments | Older, Wiser and Faster: A Friendly Competition Among Family
June 30, 2021

We became a daily fixture on the sidewalks of our neighborhood. Soon, we became known as “the riding couple” on the weekends.

Photo courtesy Thresa Giles and Albert Grant, graphic by RTC
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Miranda’s #TrailMoments from Along the Great American Rail-Trail
June 17, 2021

We love that Miranda inspires people to feel more connected to the outdoors… and the Great American Rail-Trail.

Miranda Webster | Graphic courtesy RTC