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Tag Archives: North Country Trail
National trails day is tomorrow – June 7th!
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, art, environment, fitness, geography, health, hiking, nature, sustainability, tourism, trails, Travel, walking
Tagged American Hiking Society, hiking, North Country Trail, tourism, trails, travel, walking
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Another tale from the North Country Trail
Kathy and I took another trek along a 5.7 mile segment of the North Country National Scenic Trail yesterday afternoon, primarily in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. This segment took us through the Michigan State University/Kellogg Forest, the MSU/Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, cities, civics, culture, downtown, economic development, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, theaters, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather
Tagged Augusta, Augusta Creek, bicycling, environment, Great Lake to Lake Trail, hiking, Kalamazoo River, Kellogg, Michigan, MSU, nature, NCT, North Country Trail, trails, transportation, trekking, walking, weather
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Let’s go take a hike!
As an avid recreational and commuting bicyclist, I have often preferred exercise by two wheels over two feet. That does not mean I didn’t hike, but it was not purposeful on a fitness or health level. Instead, hiking was principally … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, culture, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, land use, nature, recreation, sports, sustainability, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged Appalachian Trail, C & O Canal, Cheryl Strayed, Continental Divide Trail, environment, exercise, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, Ireland, Mary Poppins, North Country Trail, outdoors, Pacific Crest Trail, recreation, sports, trails, trekking, treks, walking, Wild
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Why is Indiana off the beaten path?
There is but one lonely state that does not have a single inch of the National Trails System (Historic or Scenic) contained within its boundaries. Sadly, that is my birth state of Indiana. How can that be? Is Indiana so … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, aviation, bicycling, Biking, branding, Communications, culture, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, military, nature, North America, placemaking, planning, States, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, biking, geography, George Rogers Clark, hiking, historic preservation, history, Indiana, John Dillinger, Johnny Appleseed, LaSalle, Monon Trail, National Trails System, North Country Trail, recreation, tourism, trails, travel, War of 1812, Wright Brothers
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Over ‘hill’ and ‘dale’ on the North Country Trail
Kathy and I hiked another gorgeous segment of the North Country Trail this afternoon (Sunday) in Hillsdale County, Michigan. The 3.25 mile segment passes through the rolling terrain of the Pittsford State Game Area in southern Hillsdale County, just a … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, nature, pictures, placemaking, sustainability, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged ecosystems, environment, fun, geography, hiking, Hillsdale County, land use, Michigan, nature, North Country Trail, Pittsford State Game Area, trails, transportation, trekking, walking
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