Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear
Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear
This was a milestone year for me because I have now cared for over 100 different trails*…onto the next 100! Many thanks to all the “Trailists” that have cared with me. Older and wiser, but still plenty to see, do, and learn. *correction: In looking back and editing the tally on the portfolio page table, […]
In 2016 I Turned 100 Read More »
By Hattie Bernstein, Boston Globe Correspondent October 14, 2016 source On an early October morning when the air is as crisp as a just-picked apple, Nate Johnson rolls his power wheelchair down the ramp extending from his family’s minivan, gets a boost into a walker, and makes the transition into his hiking chair. Yes, his
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Diamond To The Rough – Official Film Trailer from Myles Smythe on Vimeo.
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…He covered the 2,190 miles over 14 states in 45 days 22 hours 38 minutes. Meltzer, 48, is a little different from other titans of the newly booming ultra-running scene. He is six years older than Scott Jurek, who was featured in the best-selling book about almost-barefoot endurance running, “Born to Run” — and who
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Like many many cultures and classes of people, trail user groups (hikers, bikers, equestrians…), can be, or often are, lumped into subsets or categories and “types:” day hikers, thru hikers, pole users, trail runners, ultra runners, free riders, cross country riders, gear junkies… These user groups and subsets may be associated with certain mores, and/or
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“On Trails: An Exploration” by Robert Moor is on my reading list now, I think, but I may wait for a few more reviews before digging in as some of them are not so good. Not that I let reviews dictate my bucket list of books to read, but I’m too busy to explore a
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“Black hikers break the ‘green ceiling’ and clear a path for nature enthusiasts: African Americans make up just 7% of people venturing to national parks while white visitors make up 78% – but Outdoor Afro is training leaders to change that…”
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I’m not sure I would consider the analogous for trails, or that they would produce anything as interesting as these 3D drawings: bicycles-built-based-on-peoples-attempts-to-draw-them-from-memory The title is deceiving as the bikes are not “built,” they are merely 3D drawings that look real(ish). The drawings probably took a considerable amount of time to ‘build’…Drawn as Drawn.
Going off trail is really the natural state of things, and something humans have done since human existence. Other animals do the same, and some even have trails of there own. Now there are now 7+ billion humans, over 27 billion domesticated animals worldwide, and 240 million pets (in the US). I’m uncertain on the
Going Off the Beaten Path…Towards Disaster Read More »
The Trails Benefits Library “is a collection of studies on the positive impacts of trails, especially in small or medium-sized towns and rural areas. The library is searchable by type of benefit, use, year, and region.”
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