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Tag Archives: hiking
15.3 million footsteps from Istanbul to Xian!
Over the course of four years (1999-2002), author and retired journalist Bernard Ollivier trekked the ancient Silk Road on foot from Istanbul, Turkey to Xian, China. He accomplished this monumental 7,500 mile (12,000 km) feat by overcoming aches, pains, illnesses, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, archaeology, architecture, art, Asia, book reviews, books, China, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, culture, diversity, education, entertainment, environment, family, fun, geography, health, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, injustice, land use, Language, literature, Maps, military, natural history, nature, opinion, pictures, place names, placemaking, politics, pollution, reading, recreation, Religion, Statistics, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, weather, Wildlife, Women, writing
Tagged Asia, Bernard Ollivier, book reviews, books, cultures, hiking, travel, walking, writing
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Sandblasted hiking in a dust storm
We’re still picking sand and dust out of our eyelashes and teeth many hours later. Despite our trek being barely more than half-mile in length roundtrip, Friday’s mini-hike was one of the most enthralling adventures the two of us have … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, climate, deserts, environment, fun, geography, hiking, nature, pictures, recreation, Skies, topography, Travel, walking, weather
Tagged deserts, dust storms, environment, fun, geography, hiking, travel, weather, wind
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Every city should have a signature hiking trail
Having hiked in numerous places around the United States and in a few other nations (Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, and Portugal), I have found that hiking is an excellent method to become better acquainted with a new place on a … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, Advocacy, agriculture, Alternative transportation, branding, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, marketing, nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged adventures, cities, hiking, hiking trails, recreation, trails, trekking, treks, walking
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Scaling Santa Fe’s Sun Mountain Trail
We spent our late Wednesday afternoon scaling one of the most scenic urban hiking trails one can imagine. The Sun Mountain Trail in Santa Fe, New Mexico is a visual and technical delight. Rising some 813 feel above the roadside … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, deserts, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, health, hiking, infrastructure, land use, Maps, nature, placemaking, planning, recreation, Statistics, topography, tourism, trails, Travel, urban planning, walking, Wildlife
Tagged climbing, fun, hiking, hiking trails, New Mexico, park planning, parks, recereation, Santa Fe, Sun Mountain, trails, walking
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Hiking New Mexico’s 4th of July Canyon/Cerro Blanco Loop
We spent a lovely autumn Sunday afternoon trekking 4.7 miles at elevation in Cibola National Forest, southeast of Albuquerque. Our hike began at approximately 7,500 foot elevation and included 936 feet of change over the entire trail route. The loop … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, Environment, fun, geography, health, hiking, Maps, Nature, recreation, spatial design, Statistics, topography, tourism, trails, Travel, Uncategorized, walking
Tagged $th of July Trail, Albuquerque, Cerro Blanco Trail, Cibola National Forest, hiking, mountains, New Mexico, trails, trekking, walking
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The longest bike and/or footbridges in the USA or Canada
The following working list identifies the longest bicycle and pedestrian bridges in the United States and Canada based on the length (in feet) of their main span. A separate list of bridges that may be long enough to join this … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, archaeology, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, bridges, Canada, cities, entertainment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, States, Statistics, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged bicycle bridges, bike bridges, biking, bridges, footbridges, hiking, non-motorized recreation, non-motorized transportation, pedestrian bridges, trails, walking
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Fort Wayne’s three iconic bicycle/pedestrian bridges
Completed over the past dozen years, three stunning bicycle/pedestrian bridges now link the Purdue University-Fort Wayne campus trail network to the City of Fort Wayne’s Rivergreenway System. It’s hard to describe how impressive these three structures are, but the architectural … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, cities, economic development, education, fitness, fun, health, hiking, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged bicycling, biking, Fort Waune, greenways, hiking, Indiana, trails, walking
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The great Iowa landmark foot/bike bridge competition
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Well, in the State of Iowa, there appears to be a friendly flattery competition going on between cities in the Hawkeye State to construct the most iconic foot or bicycle … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, bridges, cities, civics, commerce, downtown, economic development, geography, health, hiking, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, Statistics, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged biking, bridges, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Charles City, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, footbridges, hiking, Iowa, pedestrian bridges, Sioux City, walking, West Des Moines
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Favorite historic trails to hike or bike
Presented below are my eleven favorite “historic” hiking and biking trails that have been visited thus far in the United States. The Iron Ore Heritage Trail in Marquette County, Michigan is my personal favorite, though each of these trails are … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, archaeology, art, bicycling, Biking, cities, culture, fun, geography, Geology, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, third places, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, water trails
Tagged biking, canals, heritage trails, hiking, historic trails, history, missions, trails, walking
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Beautiful fungi and mushrooms of Power Island
Power Island (previously known as Marion Island or Ford Island) is a 202 acre island that is located approximately one mile west of Old Mission Peninsula in the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay. This heavily wooded preserve has … Continue reading
Posted in environment, fun, geography, Great Lakes, hiking, nature, Science, topography, Wildlife
Tagged fungi, Grand Traverse Bay, hiking, mushrooms, Power Island
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