Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 31st, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of National Park Service – U. S. Department of the Interior
Adams National Historical Park is located in the City of Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, approximately ten miles south of Boston. The Park comprises 11 historic structures and a cultural landscape totaling almost 14 acres.
The story encompasses five generations of the Adams family [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 30th, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of National Park Service – U. S. Department of the Interior
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2,174-mile footpath along the ridgecrests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in northern Georgia. The trail traverses Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 23rd, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of Colorado’s State Parks
Let’s tour through several of Colorado’s many state parks to get a better idea of the parks available for you next hiking vacation.
Located in the famous Black Forest in central Colorado, Castlewood Canyon State Park offers visitors hiking, rock climbing and unique sightseeing opportunities in an arid and [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 22nd, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of State of Arkansas – Department of Parks and Tourism
Day hikers can choose from trails that take less than an hour to walk to those requiring all-day excursions. Backpackers may select from trails that range from a leisurely overnight beginner’s adventure to others that can take a month or more to complete. The [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 21st, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Jamaica State Park remains as popular in the wintertime for hiking as it does in the summer. Many people who use Jamaica in the winter trade in their running shoes and hiking boots for snowshoes and skis.
Several state parks contain major snowmobile routes maintained by [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Stay The Night, Walking Trails on Jan 20th, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of Louisiana State Parks
Grand Isle’s Place in History – Since the days of Jean and Pierre Lafitte, who carried on their notorious smuggling business in these waters, Grand Isle has been on the route of commerce and industry. French exploration of the islands and subsequent settlement of sugar plantations occurred in the 1730’s. [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 19th, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of State of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Your first impression of Loeb may well be the scent of the myrtlewood forest … a crisp, bay leaf aroma. The park is nestled in a grove of these lovely trees. Many of the trees in the park are well over 200 years old. The Chetco [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 18th, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of West Virginia State Parks
Blackwater Falls State Park is named for the falls of the Blackwater River whose amber-colored waters plunge five stories then twist and tumble through an eight-mile long gorge. The “black” water is a result of tannic acid from fallen hemlock and red spruce needles. The falls are one of [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 17th, 2005 1 Comment »
Information courtesy of Missouri State Park System
Trail History and Features – Katy Trail State Park offers a unique opportunity for people of all ages and interests. Whether you are a bicyclist, hiker, nature lover or history buff, the trail offers opportunities for recreation, a place to enjoy nature and an avenue to discover the past.
Katy [...]
Posted in Organizations, Walking Events on Jan 16th, 2005 No Comments »
Written by Kristin Raasch
First Coast Trail Forgers
Coastal Florida is changing by the minute. Small, concrete block homes and larger utilitarian wood frame homes built in the 50’s and 60’s are giving way to condominiums and large, elaborate homes. Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach offer the opportunity to see the best of both. They also have [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 15th, 2005 No Comments »
Written by Discover France
Scottsdale, AZ, October 2004 – Pure Adventures, a boutique tour operator, created from their highly successful sister company Discover France, now enters its 2nd season with their new-guided walking tour in New Zealand. Pure Adventures biking and walking itineraries allow their clients to venture off-the-beaten path and experience the country in a [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 14th, 2005 No Comments »
Written by Discover France
Scottsdale, AZ, February 19, 2004 – Travelers sometimes simply have the itch for something new – far from the usual experience of big cities, plush hotels and overrated exhibitions. Discover France, specialists in active vacations in France, had this in mind recently when it launched “Pure Adventures,” a boutique tour operator [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 13th, 2005 No Comments »
Information supplied by Mike Cameron
“ValleyExplore.com is a free of charge informative guide to walking, biking, driving, cross-country skiing, canoeing and waterfall viewing in the Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada.
Here’s a link to their walking area.
The three goals of the web site: To promote healthy lifestyles; To help the local economy through tourism;
And [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations on Jan 12th, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of Mackinac State Historic Parks
Originally constructed by Scotsman Robert Campbell in the 1780s, Historic Mill Creek is one of the first industrial sites in the Great Lakes. A reconstructed 18th century water-powered sawmill is nestled in a 625-acre wooded setting with nature trails and forest management displays. Accredited by the American Association [...]
Posted in Walking - Ghost Tours on Jan 12th, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of Haunted History Tours
Participants on the tours have experienced a variety of personal hauntings while on these daily and nightly expeditions throughout the French Quarter. For example, quite often time pieces stop working and camera equipment fails to function at one particular spot. Another location has spawned severa fainting [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 11th, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of The National Park Service
In the fall of 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln settled on the 348 acre Sinking Spring Farm. Two months later on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin near the Sinking Spring. Here the Lincolns lived and farmed before moving to land a [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 11th, 2005 No Comments »
Information courtesy of Mackinac State Historic Parks
Description:
Mackinac Island State Park became America’s second national park in 1875 (Yellowstone was first in 1872). In 1895 it became Michigan’s first state park when Mackinac National Park was transferred from the U.S. Government to the State of Michigan.
Approximately 1,800 wooded acres of parkland cover 80 percent of [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 10th, 2005 No Comments »
Written by Victor McAllister
Olympic Peninsula Explorers Volkssport Club
We offer sixteen AVA sanctioned Year-Round Walks, several of them in the Olympic National Park and two Seasonal walks: Hurricane Hill and Sol Duc Falls, also in the National Park. All our Year-Rounds and Seasonals are 10Km (or a bit more).
On our website you [...]
Posted in Hiking Vacations, Walking Trails on Jan 9th, 2005 No Comments »
Written by Jim Taylor
Travel Writer
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
WICKES — The Cossatot River rises in the Ouachita National Forest southeast of Mena and spiritedly tumbles southward across a sparsely populated section of west-central Arkansas until entering Gillham Lake, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ impoundment completed in 1975.
In the clean, running river above [...]
Posted in Walking - Ghost Tours on Jan 8th, 2005 No Comments »
Written by Cathleen Grant
CEO New Orleans Spirit Tours
Welcome to belle New Orleans, jewel of the Mississippi. New Orleans allure is alive with historic places, fabulous food, music, incredibly beautiful architecture, amazing shopping and GHOSTS!
Since her beginnings, New Orleans has been indefinably mystical. There is a legacy of death and dying, inhospitable [...]