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Found it satisfying to find that the trail I have adopted, Bartram Trail (well 9 miles of it) for the local mt bike club in Augusta, GA has been recognized as a National Recreational Trail. For most its 18 miles (plus 9 more when you add Keg Creek trail) you wander along the southern shores of...

I am wondering if there is a good source that shows abandoned rail roads right of ways of New England. There is a chance of me going up this summer and thought this may be a way to get in some long distance mt biking in. One area I am really interested in the old R&R going from Winchendon, MA...

Saw this article on a mt bike forum. Looks like Hogback trails will be open to mt bikes. Figured some here would be interested in the news. Only driven by on rt 9 and ate breakfast once at the restaurant near by. i am personally glad to hear it is being opened...

Do they allow hiking/mt biking along the Catamount Trail during the non-skiing months. thanks -brianW

I live very close to the Forks Area Trail System (FATS) in SC. It is a series of 35 miles of singletrack trails in 6 loops designed for mt biking. Very fun place to ride and trail run if you are ever in the Augusta, GA area. Do to the increase of accidents, the small local fire department...

Stumbled across this article about the projected revenue that forests are to take in yearly in New Zealand and the sources of the revenue. Surprised that logging was in third place with walking and mt biking ahead of it...

Went and rode a few laps of Lake Side Trail, Hickory Knob State Park in McCormick SC. Trail is a 7.5 mile loop with most of it along the shores of Lake Thurman, the largest man made lake on the east coast. It is over 40 miles long with a few fingers that go back 5-20 miles off the main...

Watched on the Documentary Channel this past Friday "Trail Angels". Shows the unsung heroes of the AT and why they do it. Seemed to be more of the southern area, maybe Virginia. Could be wrong. Found it interesting. Not sure when it is on next...

One of my good friends posted a picture on FB on the summit of Washington. I gave him a hard time for not hiking but another person wrote this just after my comment. "FYI Mt Washington is my favorite illustration in Childbirth Class. The hikers do it naturally, the epidural people take the...

Not really hiking related but White Mountain related. So, who is going to check this out? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/25/betty-and-barney-hill-ufo-experience_n_907770.html

As an avid hiker and mt biker I get frustrated that I cannot ride in wilderness areas. It came to a surprise to me that bikes were not banned in the original Wilderness Act in '64 but was added to it in '84. In fact back in '94 I saw a ranger riding his bike w/ trailer going up to 13 Falls, a...

Watched during my lunch break today the USA Cycling Jr. National Championships Criterium in downtown Augusta, GA. Could not believe how fast these "kids" were going. mid 20 mph. The Elites I heard were in the low to mid 30's. 15-16 women (about 40) 13-14 men (field of around 80) ps It was...

Many years ago while I was taking a grad. class the instructor was surprised that I never went to Walden Pond. She kept on mentioning it was an almost religious experience with nature there. And I needed to experience this place if i truely loved nature. So myself and one other from the class...

Saw an add for this movie. Looks interesting. From Bjorn Lomborg author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPUcfQS-slo

Freedom is not free but payed for by sweat, tears, blood and lives of the men and women who serve in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corp. and Coast Guard. Thank you to all who have served this great country. And may God protect and be with the ones that are serving now and their...

Has anyone seen "127 Hours"? This is the movie based on Aaron Ralston's story "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" Would like to hear what you think. Always get nervous when a good adventure story hits the big screen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0GycqTaXwQ&feature=related

the Documentary Channel will be airing 9/28 at 8pm "Ride the Divide" a documentary of a 2700 mile mt bike race along the continental divide from Banff, Canada to the Mexican border. http://www.documentarychannel.com/movie.php?currID=8938&t=Ride and about the race with a very good photo...

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/09/10/car-climed-mt-washingtonvery-quickly/ Not hiking up but driving up.

Saw this on the news yesterday and felt that I needed to share it. "Iraq War Veteran Troy Yocum is hiking 7,000 miles across America, banging his drum and sounding the call for $5 million to help military families in need. With Emmie the SuperDog by his side, he took the first step of his...

Recently close to my house a 9 mile extension of Bartram Trail opened up along the southern shore of Lake Thurman. This is largest man made lake on the east coast and is located on the GA/SC border about 20 miles from Augusta, GA. This extension now makes it possible to mt bike/hike for a...