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Reopening Iron Horse Tunnels Would be Worth Millions to Washington

Posted 03/28/13 by Laura Cohen in Trail Use, Building Trails, America's Trails | Tagged with Heritage and Restoration, Tourism and Economic Stimulus, Washington

In central Washington, the rail-trail we know as the Iron Horse State Park is one of the truly iconic trail experiences. Part of the broader John Wayne Pioneer Trail system stretching across the state, the Iron Horse's 82 miles pass through one of the most spectacular landscapes in America.

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Centennial Trail Now Bigger and Better in Pacific Northwest

Posted 01/29/13 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in America's Trails, Building Trails | Tagged with Washington, Wild and Wonderful

There's a powerful Pacific Northwest vibe on this trail -- leaping coho salmon, bald eagles, stores selling growlers of IPA, snowy peaks in the distance and the grey-blue icy waters of the Pilchuck and Stillaguamish rivers.

"Bad News Bears" of Rail-Trails, Good News for Ferry County, Wash.

Posted 09/18/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Success Stories, Taking Action | Tagged with Local Organizing, Maintenance and Volunteers, Washington

Winners of the first-ever Rails-to-Trails Conservancy very unofficial award for Best Trail Organization Tagline: the Ferry County Rail Trail Partners ("The Bad News Bears of Trail Groups").

Photo of the trail crossing Carbon River © TrailLink.com/TrailBear

Momentum Builds Behind Foothills Trail in Washington

Posted 07/03/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in | Tagged with Local Organizing, Washington

This month, the Foothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition celebrated the designation of the trail as a National Recreation Trail, recognition of the tremendous strides the group has taken in developing what is now one of the most used rail-trails in the state.

Olympic Discovery Trail, Washington

Posted 05/01/12 by Mark Cheater in America's Trails | Tagged with Local Organizing, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month, Washington, Wild and Wonderful

Although the novels are set in real locations on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, you won't find any of Twilight's gothic drama if you journey there. What you will find, however, is plenty of natural drama—snow-capped mountains, verdant rainforests, rocky coasts, pristine lakes—and a rail-trail running through it.

Photo © Rainier to Ruston Rail-Trail Relay

From Mt Rainier to Puget Sound - Relay Race Raises Money for Foothills Trail

Posted 04/01/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Trail Use | Tagged with Community Events, Local Organizing, Private Fundraising, Washington

The history of the race and the rail-trail are inextricably intertwined. When the first Rainier to Ruston Rail-Trail Relay was held in 1992, its goal was to raise money to build the Foothills Trail and help connect Mount Rainier with Puget Sound along an out-of-service section of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

In Washington, Kirkland Purchase Another Step Toward Eastside Rail Trail

Posted 03/30/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Champions, Overcoming Opposition, Statements of Support, Washington

The people who were there still remember it vividly--- the passionate, inspirational speech given by Ron Sims, then executive of King County, Wash., at Portland University in 2007.

Image: © Konstantin Dimopoulos, Photo by David Brown Photography.

Turning Blue for the Environment

Posted 03/29/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in America's Trails | Tagged with Ecology and Environment, Washington

If you're cycling along the Burke-Gilman Trail in Kenmore, Wash., next week and notice some new, bizarrely colored landscaping along the way, don't worry. It may not look natural, but it's all for nature.

Washington's Burke-Gilman Trail

Posted 02/01/08 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in America's Trails | Tagged with Best Of, Hall of Fame, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month, Washington

Built in the 1970s along part of the original Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway corridor (later Northern Pacific and then Burlington Northern), the paved Burke-Gilman was among the first rail-trails and helped inspire dozens of similar projects around the country.

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