Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear
Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear
There was a recent article in the Wall Street Journal on yours truly. While the title, “A Trail Designer’s Job: Get Inside Hikers’ Minds” is apt, I do more than design and layout trails. (The print title was “Blazing a trail is all in a day’s work.”) Nonetheless, other than looking like a personal ad […]
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I was happy to see this piece, and recommend giving it a read: “Confessions of a trail dumb downer: Is it trail maintenance or trail sanitation?” Lev did a great job articulating what I feel about this matter. I have seen the same responses/reactions from the hiking community, and I’ve gotten some mtb hate as
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I recently stumbled upon this hiking anthem: I’ve been walking with Winston Rodney (Burning Spear) since I discovered them in the 80’s. An anthem for trail builders courtesy of K-Dog: (The Ethiopians Solid as a Rock ) I’m sure there are a number of others… (Going for) A Walk:
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just sayin: Economic Benefits of Mountain Bike Tourism Mountain Bike Tourism: By the Numbers
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Ticks can harbor: Lyme disease bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi), from Ixodes species including deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) Less common: Babesiosis protozoa (Babesia), from Ixodes scapularis Ehrlichiosis bacteria (Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii bacterial), from Lone Star ticks (Amblyomma americanum), as well as Making People Allergic To Meat Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Anaplasmosis bacteria (Rickettsia rickettsii), from
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Wildlife can be as as potentially dangerous as people, but like people, they usually aren’t dangerous until poked, prodded, or cajoled. The Golden Rule of Wildlife Encounters: Leave wildlife in peace, and you might leave in one piece. Don’t expect wildlife to treat you as you want to be treated, even humans have problems with
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It’s getting cold, but there are alternative to bird down: Prima Loft Reviews- down-alternative-comforters Thermore- down-alternatives Aerogel Down Comforters: Animal Cruelty Dependent Upon Where You Buy FAO on Down feathers Science continues to discover new insights into the world of how animals think, act, and feel. While geese are not parrots, the work of Irene
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Why Bike Lovers Should Be Happy About ‘Bikelash‘ “[Bikelash] describes the resistance and hostility that the increasing presence of bikes on city streets [and trails] sometimes produces in people who don’t ride bikes. That hostility can take many forms…”
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