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6 Tips to Share the Trail and Recreate Responsibly
August 29, 2023
Here are six tips that will help make every trip safe and fun for everyone.
![Arkansas' Razorback Regional Greenway | Photo courtesy Experience Fayetteville](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Arkansas-Razorback-Regional-Greenway-Photo-courtesy-Experience-Fayetteville-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Remembering Hal
August 10, 2023
Hal Hiemstra was a pivotal figure in the active transportation movement and served as Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s vice president of national policy in the 1990s.
![Hal Hiemstra | Photo courtesy Summit Strategies, graphic by RTC](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Hal-Hiemstra-Photo-courtesy-Summit-Strategies-graphic-by-RTC-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Sam Westby’s Trail Moments: Sharing the Trail Near and Far
August 09, 2023
Trails were mostly relaxing for me and my dad. There were no cars. Navigating was easy. People were friendly. It was common for someone to come up and start talking to us while we were taking a break on a bench.
![At the top of the Continental Divide in Colorado at Loveland Pass | Photo courtesy Sam Westby](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/At-the-top-of-the-Continental-Divide-in-Colorado-at-Loveland-Pass-Photo-courtesy-Sam-Westby-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Plan These Top 10 Summer Trail Experiences With TrailLink
August 08, 2023
Here's a Top 10 bucket list of trail experiences for fun in the sun. You can find options for other great summer outings on TrailLink™.
![Virginia's Virginia Creeper Trail | Photo by Cindy Elswick McCrary](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Virginias-Virginia-Creeper-Trail-Photo-by-Cindy-Elswick-McCrary-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Illinois and Indiana’s Pennsy Greenway
August 08, 2023
The 14.5-mile Pennsy Greenway now connects two counties in two states (Cook County, Illinois, and Lake County, Indiana), as well as the communities of Lansing, Illinois, and Indiana’s Munster and Schererville along the way.
![Pennsy Greenway's entrance in Lansing, Illinois | Photo by TrailLink user tommyspan](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pennsy-Greenways-entrance-in-Lansing-Illinois-Photo-by-TrailLink-user-tommyspan-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Trail Moments | Teacher Shares Bike Commuting Lessons
August 04, 2023
I ride for several reasons. First, it gives me an opportunity to mentally prepare for my day as a teacher, and time to unwind from the day and focus on my family at home. Second, I enjoy getting a workout in without having to put in additional time at a gym.
![Photo courtesy Chris Hill](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Photo-courtesy-Chris-Hill-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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More Trail Moments with Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada: A Way to Make Strides for the Planet
August 04, 2023
Did you know that communities of color are three times more likely to live in nature-deprived areas with limited or no access to trails, paths or green spaces?
![Photo courtesy Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Photo-courtesy-Vanessa-Chavarriaga-Posada-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Más Trail Moments con Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada: Una forma de dar pasos a favor del planeta
August 04, 2023
Paso mucho tiempo en los senderos. Como corredora y esquiadora profesional, he dedicado gran parte de mi vida adulta a estar al aire libre, haya nieve o sol.
![Fotografía cortesía de Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Fotografia-cortesia-de-Vanessa-Chavarriaga-Posada-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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A Celebration of Completion for Vermont’s Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
July 17, 2023
After more than two decades of effort and an infusion of cash from the state legislature in 2020, Vermont’s Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) is finally complete.
![Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in Wolcott, Vermont | Photo courtesy Vermont Agency of Transportation](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lamoille-Valley-Rail-Trail-in-Wolcott-Vermont-Photo-courtesy-Vermont-Agency-of-Transportation--642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Meet the 2023 Hall of Fame Nominees
July 06, 2023
We need a little help picking which trail should take the title for 2023. We’ve narrowed the list down to three stellar nominees.
![Graphic by RTC](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Graphic-by-RTC-1-2-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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