National Trails Day – June 7, 2008

KristenLodge June 5, 2008

The American Hiking Society’s trail awareness program, National Trails Day® (NTD), is June 7th. Their mission is to reach out to people who use and love trails. Working on trails is the best way I know to give back for all the great trails I’ve hiked that are well maintained.

I love hiking and biking on trails. And, I love photographing them. There is something about a trail that inspires me. Trails give direction and bring travelers to beautiful vistas and waterfalls. From a distance, I see a trail that meanders over a hill and I want to find the trail head and follow to where it leads.

These photos tell a story of a good day spent in the woods following a trail that could take me in so many different directions.

In Grand County Colorado there is an organization called the Headwater Trails Alliance. This organization is a nonprofit advocacy organization for trails in Grand County, Colorado. It is named for the streams that become the headwaters of the Colorado River. The primary goal for this organization is to provide a trail system that links the towns in Grand County. The partnership includes municipal and county governmental units, and community volunteers. One of the most popular multi-use trails in Grand County is the Fraser to Granby trail.

The final three miles are in the process of being completed and hopefully by the end of the summer it will.

Click on this link to view organization who are putting on events for National Trails Day 2008.
Trail work is a great way to meet new people who share a love of being outdoors. Most counties have organizations such as the Headwaters Trails Alliance. Call your local US Forest Service Ranger Station for more information on these very important community organizations that always need volunteers.
See you out on the trails.

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