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Category Archives: water trails
A most extraordinary mile plus canyon trek
Few words can begin to adequately describe the hike/walk through Whitewater Creek Canyon along the Catwalk National Recreation Trail near Glenwood, in southwestern New Mexico. The magnitude of the scenic beauty and stark ruggedness are off the charts. The following … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, archaeology, architecture, bridges, ecosystems, engineering, entertainment, environment, family, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, water, water conservation, water trails, waterfalls, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged Catwalk National Recreation Trail, environment, fun, geography, Gila National Forest, history, land use, New Mexico, planning, tourism, trails, transportation, travel, Whitewater Canyon
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Four waterfalls and a spillway
While in the Pittsburgh area for a wedding, we hiked to four lovely waterfalls north of the city near Portersville and Grove City. We also stopped by the McConnell’s Mill where there is a spillway, grist mill, and a covered … Continue reading
Posted in bridges, ecosystems, energy, entertainment, Environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, natural history, Nature, recreation, rivers/watersheds, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, Uncategorized, walking, water conservation, water trails, waterfalls, Wilderness
Tagged covered bridge, fun, hiking, mills, Pennsylvania, rivers, streams, tourism, travel, water, waterfalls
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Ideas for stemming population decline while improving quality of life
As birth rates decline and populations age, cities, states, and nations across the globe are starting to see their population level off and/or start to drop. This global shift away from the historical growth narrative is addressed in vivid detail … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Africa, Alternative energy, Alternative transportation, Asia, Biking, book reviews, Caribbean, cities, civics, climate, climate change, commerce, consumerism, culture, demographics, economic development, Economy, ecosystems, education, electric vehicles, energy, engineering, environment, family, futurism, geography, globalization, government, Green roofs, Guns, health, Health care, hiking, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, industry, infrastructure, land use, literature, natural history, nature, Passenger rail, peace, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, population, poverty, psychology, rail, Railroads, recreation, recycling, Renewable Energy, rivers/watersheds, Science, social equity, solar, spatial design, Statistics, Trade, trails, transit, transportation, unemployment, urban planning, walking, water, water conservation, water trails, weather, Wildlife, Women
Tagged Alan Mallach, books, cities, decline, demographics, ecology, environment, geography, health, land use, planning, population decline, statistics, transportation
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Longest river originating from each European nation
A follow-up to the previous post listing the longest river flowing entirely within each European nation, this post identifies the longest river originating (or sourced) from eacg European nation. Countries whose position on this list changed dramatically up or down … Continue reading
Posted in climate, ecosystems, environment, Europe, fun, geography, Geology, infrastructure, lakes, Maps, natural history, nature, Nature, place names, planning, Portugal, recreation, rivers/watersheds, Russia, sailing, Statistics, topography, tourism, Travel, UK, water, water conservation, water trails
Tagged ecosystems, environment, Europe, fun, geography, land use, nature, rivers, transportation, travel, water, watersheds
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Eleven planning lessons from the Midwest’s summer lake cottage country
Summer means many Americans and Canadians head to the abundant freshwater lakes across large swaths of both countries. It is also a time to reflect, consider, and be reminded of potential planning and zoning issues that arise with the tourists … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Animals, beer, brewpubs, business, Canada, Cars, cities, civics, climate, climate change, commerce, culture, density, economic development, economic gardening, ecosystems, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, food trucks, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, history, Housing, infrastructure, lakes, land use, natural history, nature, parking, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, recreation, rivers/watersheds, seasons, Small business, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, topography, toponymy, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, water, water conservation, water trails, weather, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged algae, boating, cabin courts, cities, condominiums, cottages, environment, eutrophication, fertilizer, food boats, fun, history, lakes, lakeside, land use, Midwest, planning, pollution, resorts, septic systems, sewage, transportation, travel, water
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Ranking Europe’s longest intra-nation rivers
This post identifies and ranks the longest river flowing entirely from start to finish within each country of Europe. While rivers may flow along borders, they cannot cross into another nation to be counted. It’s no surprise that the longest … Continue reading
Posted in ecosystems, Environment, Europe, geography, Geology, history, Ireland, Maps, natural history, Nature, Portugal, rivers/watersheds, Russia, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel, UK, Uncategorized, water, water conservation, water trails, Wildlife
Tagged Europe, rivers, streams, water, watersheds, waterways
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Longest intra-state or intra-provincial rivers
Following up on the previous June 14 post on the longest river originating from each state or province, this post identifies the longest river lying fully within each state or province. Interesting factoids of note from this list: For ease … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Caribbean, ecosystems, environment, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, history, natural history, nature, recreation, rivers/watersheds, States, Statistics, topography, toponymy, transportation, water, water conservation, water trails
Tagged environment, geography, history, nature, riverine, rivers, streams, transportation, watersheds
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The longest river originating from each state or province
The following list identifies the longest river that originates in each state or province. Since there are many ways of measuring river, the method chosen for this list was not to include any forks, branches, or tributaries. Only the main … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, ecosystems, environment, geography, lakes, natural history, nature, place names, planning, rivers/watersheds, States, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, transportation, Travel, water, water conservation, water trails, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged ecosystems, environment, geography, history, planning, riverine, rivers, streams, transportation, travel, watersheds
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Twelve planning lessons from Durango, Colorado
There are few cities in this country that can grasp your heart and soul as quickly as Durango, Colorado. From the moment of arrival, the city quickly absorbs you into its charming aura. It may be the snow-capped mountains drenched … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Animal rights, Animals, archaeology, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, business, charities, cities, civics, civility, climate, climate change, colleges, commerce, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, Economy, ecosystems, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, Maps, marketing, Mining, mountains, Native Americans, natural history, nature, Passenger rail, peace, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, psychology, rail, Railroads, recreation, revitalization, rivers/watersheds, schools, Science, social equity, spatial design, Stairway networks, Statistics, sustainability, third places, topography, toponymy, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, water conservation, water trails, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged cities, Colorado, Durango, environment, Four Corners, fun, geography, hiking, history, land use, planning, recreation, tourism, transportation, travel
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Ten planning lessons from our national parks
Provided below are ten planning lessons garnered from having the honor and pleasure of visiting countless national parks, monuments, historic sites, battlefields, lakeshores, seashores, trails, and preserves across our nation. The lessons are not necessarily presented in order of importance, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, Alternative transportation, Animals, archaeology, architecture, art, Astronomy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, Bus transportation, Cars, charities, Cities, civics, climate, culture, deserts, diversity, economic development, ecosystems, education, electric vehicles, energy, entertainment, Environment, EVs and hybrids, family, fitness, geography, Geology, government, Green roofs, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, mountains, natural history, Nature, parking, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, rivers/watersheds, solar, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, traffic, transit, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, walking, water, water conservation, water trails, waterfalls, Wilderness, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged cities, culture, ecology, education, environment, geography, geology, historic preservation, history, landscapes, lessons, National Parks, nature, parks, planning, scenery, urban parks, wildlife
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