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George S. Mickelson Trail at the Deadwood Trailhead | Photo courtesy South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

A Milestone for the Mickelson Trail: Celebrating 25 Years

Posted 09/13/23 by Cindy Barks in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Legal Issues, Local Organizing, South Dakota, Trail Communities

The 109-mile George S. Mickelson Trail, named after the South Dakota governor who championed the trail before dying in a plane crash in 1993, was officially dedicated in the midst of much fanfare in 1998.

The Panhandle Trail passes beneath a trestle on the Montour Trail | Photo by Milo Bateman

Pennsylvania and West Virginia’s Panhandle Trail

Posted 09/12/23 by Amy Grisak in Trail Use | Tagged with Connected Systems, Great American Rail-Trail, IHTC, Pennsylvania, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month, West Virginia

Stretching 29.2 miles through small towns and the countryside of West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, the Panhandle Trail is a key piece in connecting several longer routes, including the Great American Rail-Trail®

Arriving in New York City at the end of an 1,100-mile biking journey from Chicago | Photo courtesy Luke Henkel

Trail Moments | Climate Activist Luke Henkel Pedals for the Planet

Posted 09/12/23 by Luke Henkel in Trail Use | Tagged with Bike Commuting, Ecology and Environment, Encouraging Trail Use, Trail Moments, Why Use Trails?

This inspired me to embark on one of the biggest adventures of my life: a 1,100-mile bike journey from my home in Chicago to New York City in time for Climate Week NYC.

Hal Hiemstra | Photo courtesy Summit Strategies, graphic by RTC

Remembering Hal

Posted 08/10/23 by Marianne Wesley Fowler in Policy | Tagged with Champions, RTC in Action

Hal Hiemstra was a pivotal figure in the active transportation movement and served as Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s vice president of national policy in the 1990s.

At the top of the Continental Divide in Colorado at Loveland Pass | Photo courtesy Sam Westby

Sam Westby’s Trail Moments: Sharing the Trail Near and Far

Posted 08/09/23 by Sam Westby in Trail Use | Tagged with Biking, Great American Rail-Trail, Trail Etiquette, Trail Moments, Trail Use Tips

Trails were mostly relaxing for me and my dad. There were no cars. Navigating was easy. People were friendly. It was common for someone to come up and start talking to us while we were taking a break on a bench.

Pennsy Greenway's entrance in Lansing, Illinois | Photo by TrailLink user tommyspan

Illinois and Indiana’s Pennsy Greenway

Posted 08/08/23 by Meena Thiruvengadam in Trail Use | Tagged with Connected Systems, Great American Rail-Trail, Illinois, Indiana, Local Organizing, Trail of the Month

The 14.5-mile Pennsy Greenway now connects two counties in two states (Cook County, Illinois, and Lake County, Indiana), as well as the communities of Lansing, Illinois, and Indiana’s Munster and Schererville along the way.