Trails

Trails

Hiking, biking, and paddling: it's what we do! Destinations meant to be experienced under your own power.
15
Mar
Dune with grass below and lake horizon beyond

Superior's Edge

Things are rarely as they appear. Here on the edge of Lake Superior, even the edges aren't obvious. The dunes of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore sometimes sit atop high cliffs, like this one.
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22
Feb
View from the Pinhoti Trail at Cheaha State Park, Alabama

View from Cheaha

Cheaha State Park Alabama afford views unparalleled for the region. This state park is truly vertical. The Pinhoti Trail follows its top.
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02
Feb
Hikers walking downhill through a vineyard

Hikes with Wine

One of the more intriguing hikes I’ve taken in the past year was along the Weinwanderweg – translation, "Wine wander way" – in the vineyard-covered hillsides outside Stuttgart, Germany.
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01
May
Gholson Nature Park

The Chattahoochee You Don’t Know

A chance meeting with botanist Leigh Brooks leads me to a tour of Chattahoochee's botanical wonders and an introduction to famed Florida botanist Angus Gholson.
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