The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has announced their long-awaited project—the Great American Rail-Trail! The Great American Rail-Trail stretches more than 3,700 miles from Washington, D.C. to Seattle, Washington. It passes through 12 states—Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Washington. "The...
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It's National Parks Week! Here are some ways you can celebrate, both inside the parks themselves, and from the comfort of your own home. Visit a national park, national historic park, national monument Duh. Take a virtual tour of national parks you cannot visit Google Earth is celebrating National...
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Earth Day History The first Earth Day was in 1970 and is considered the unofficial start of the modern environmental movement. In a time period where Americans were concerned about pollution, oil spills, wildlife endangerment, and loss of wilderness, a day dedicated to protecting our Earth felt...
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Easter is this weekend. And with it comes the requisite Easter egg hunts full of crowds of crying kids and grass-stained clothes. We're proposing a different way to celebrate the holiday this year. Instead of hunting for single-use plastic eggs full of candy, head to the...
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Next Saturday, April 27, is Independent Bookstore Day—the best day of all (sorry, National Cookie Day)! The day all bibliophiles wait for. We know it can be overwhelming to figure out the best way to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day. So many bookstores, so little time! To...
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It's been a long winter (that's not over yet for some of us). And we all need some fresh air and time on trails. So what better way to celebrate spring (either literally or in theory for those still buried under snow) than by hitting...
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We are living in the future. The Jetson age. We have driver-less cars and talk to robots inside our homes and carry powerful computers in our pockets. It's great. It's really great. Only sometimes it's nice to go old-school. Do a throwback to an easier, simpler...
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We asked Elizabeth Byers, author of the newest edition of Bay Area Ridge Trail, what makes the trail special for her and why others should take time to hike, cycle, ride, and explore it this spring. I first heard about the Bay Area Ridge Trail back...
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Deeming a restaurant to be "the best barbecue ever" is highly controversial and highly subjective. One palate may prefer a spicy tomato-based sauce, another may like a vinegar sauce, while yet another may be all about the rub and the smoke. And none of...
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Austin was a music town even before the dazed days of the Armadillo, but the hippie cowboy days of the 1970s are the city’s acknowledged golden era. It was a sleepy college town where the longhairs and the rednecks and the politicians pretty much kept...
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