New Bikes on Roof Hang Tag
There’s a new bikes on roof hang tag design available.
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120 Trails in 18 Days- A Southeastern MTB Epic
The actual trip included about 122 trails or trail segments on about 23 different trail “systems” in 18 days of riding. It took 22 days in all. The extra 4 days were rain and travel days. All said and done it was about 352 miles of trail, but some of that mileage was dirt and
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The Stair Event
Not exactly stairs on trails, but food for thought anyway. The Stair Event, is the only film on stair use and safety. It is based on the 1978 field study of spectators’ use of stairs at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. The Stair Event from Copycat Video Productions on Vimeo.
If a Tree Falls…Other Trees Hear It
“In a single footstep there are over 300 miles of fungal cells stacked end-on-end moving stuff around…a super highway” moving stuff between trees. The trees communicate and share resources through that network, and even across species. They aren’t speciesist, they are mutualists, interdependent cooperators. If humans could only learn from trees how to stand erect
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A Geologic Expedition of Columnar Jointing and More
This was too cool (in my opinion) to not share. It might be geared for “grades 6-12,” but this digital journey and lesson is pretty neat regardless of your age and whether you have been to these sites or not. In any case, it includes a virtual tour of columnar jointing in California, and images
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Changes for Trailism in 2017
A few changes, or a rebirth of the old, is underfoot for 2017: I finally revived a number of long-time trail mapping projects of mine that I built with friend. They were (and are) too important and special for me not to revive. From the ashes, check out the new “Dirty Century” menu above to
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East Vs. West Coast Trails
by Trevor DeRuisé There are a lot of differences between the East and West Coasts. One has Starbucks while the other has Dunkin Donuts. One has poison ivy while the other has poison oak. One has outrageous gas prices, while the other… also has outrageous gas prices. We could spend all day comparing the two,
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My AT Story
more for the Rocky Top crew, and kdog, although the AT doesn’t pass through this part of TN:
The National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
…The new law requires the Forest Service to develop and implement a strategy to increase the number of volunteers working on trail maintenance, which it currently does not have. It also directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Forest Service, to study and authorize the use of off-season fire crews for additional maintenance
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Rig Rundown: The Bike Setup Behind Ultrarunner Joe Grant’s Tour de 14ers Record
By Morgan Tilton source How an endurance runner jumped into bikepacking and achieved one of Colorado’s most radical records. Before sunrise on July 26, ultrarunner Joe Grant pedaled away from his home in Gold Hill to pursue a fully self-supported trip around the Centennial State’s tallest peaks–the Tour de Fourteeners. His goal was simple: Pedal to and
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