Bikes On Roof 2.0
New version is here There are some new stickers as well
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Fellowship of the Wheel
The wheel is a ring…The Fellowship of the Wheel project and ethos represents what goes on in many similar organizations/communities throughout the world. Maybe there is one near you to join (or not). Or maybe your area needs a similar “fellowship” that you can start with others. Many groups can be found at this Singletracks
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Lyme Disease Diagnosis
Hopefully testing does indeed get better: sciencenews.org-testing-new-approaches There is a yet another tick-borne illness to add to the list: Powassan If you are in NY, an Upstate lab tests ticks for diseases — for free: newyorkupstate.com-lab-tests-ticks For more information on tick safety and Lyme literate doctors on Trailism see this.
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Grade Calories
School grades, food grades, health grades, trail grades…elevation profiles and the speed at which they are traversed are caloric profiles. The precise relationship between how fast you walk, how steep your trail is, and how much energy you burn turns out to be less obvious than you might assume, which is why researchers at the
A Year of Recognition
I’m typically modest and don’t intend to boast, but wanted to share three recent awards. American Trails‘ “Outstanding Trail Leaders” award recognizes “compelling and significant contributions to the trails movement in their states…” Movement? OK, I suppose it is. The award was via a nomination from New York State Parks. I drove to Syracuse, NY
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Living on Old Trails and Roads
Many trails plans begin by using old dirt and gravel roads that served a myriad of purposes, quite often for resource extraction in mountainous regions. If you happen to be in the Hudson Valley area some “trails” are carriage roads, others Revolutionary War or Native American routes. Some of the routes, or portions of them,
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The Pollution of Viewsheds Hut by Hut
One reason some of us get away into the wild is to escape, sometimes far enough to behold a viewshed free of pollution. Many people have fought housing developments and high rises etc. for the same reason. Do huts and lean-tos get a free pass, why? I assume site planning discussions take place, but given
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Half Tau Day and Spring Again
Not that I need to re-post old posts, but it’s hard not to admire (half) tau (pie) day, and the circle of seasons as we head towards spring in the northeast.
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Grasshopper Geography
Although I don’t think they would be as dramatic or beautiful as the watersheds and forest maps at grasshopper geography, it would be interesting to have similar maps for trails. I am sure it is a question of when, not if. These maps certainly drive home the tread watershed concept.
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John Muir on Hiking
I don’t like either the word [hike] or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains – not ‘hike!’ Do you know the origin of that word saunter? It’s a beautiful word. Away back in the middle ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in the villages
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