Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear
Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear
There is a nice PDF map “project” for running trails, hiking trails, and mountain bike trails, as well as climbing locations, and back country powder. All the apps have the “project” suffix as they are crowd sourced via Adventure Projects. The app is easy to use, and works with no cell service as long as […]
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An old video, but some interesting ideas and thoughts on the Tarahumara or Rarámuri culture, which has apparently changed in part because of tourism due to Christopher McDougall’s book Born to Run. diet: ajcn nutrition | runner’s world “Overtraining syndrome” — “…a generation of top ultrarunners are suddenly breaking down faster and in greater numbers…”
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The movie “A Walk in the Woods” wasn’t bad, but not great either (imo). Some of the footage was nice, and I did have a few good laughs. nytimes review
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Scott Jerek recently found himself amidst a trail controversy of sorts, a “trailism” to some, or maybe a public lands controversy: Reflections on the Appalachian Trail Outside Magazine’s Grayson Schaffer, and a cadre of commenters had thoughtful and heartfelt responses to the event (before Jerek’s account above). Backpacker Magazine also reported on the incident and
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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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