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24 Community Connections
n Iowa: An unexpected moment on the
High Trestle Trail
n Pennsylvania: Trails repair broken
hearts in Pittsburgh
n Washington: Retirement brings new
adventure to Anacortes couple
26 Rail-Trail Report
27 Destination: Pennsylvania
Anchored by historic Jim Thorpe,
Pennsylvania, known as the “gateway
to the Poconos,” the Lehigh Gorge
Trail is an immaculate 26-mile route
offering beautiful scenery and outdoor
adventures of every kind for trail users.
BY SCOTT STARK
2 Point of View
3 Members Network
4 Tracks ’n’ Ties
n Eye On: Georgia’s Firefly Trail
n Trail Tales: Tackling the Rail-Trail
Hall of Fame
6 Greetings From …
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Georgia and New
Hampshire
8 The Rabbit
Revolution
Burning calories, not
coal: A former rail
corridor once known for the
coal engines that “hopped”
along its marshy, uneven
route, the 20-mile GHS
Swamp Rabbit Trail is focused
on a new kind of energy as a
flagship for Greenville, South
Carolina’s walking and biking
revolution.
BY CAM TERWILLIGER
On the cover: (left to right): Clark Gallivan
and Rob Howell
Photo by Ian Curcio
to rails trailsInspiring Movement
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Kara Laus
Scott stark
14 Trail Prescriptions
Physician, city commissioner, trail
builder: Dr. Rose Gowen takes us
through the evolution of her Rio Grande
community in Texas from trail desert to
“biking capital.”
BY AMY KAPP
16 Healthy Momentum in
Massachusetts
In motion: It’s all hands on deck in the
Bay State as it moves forward with an
ambitious set of plans to fight obesity,
create new trail connections and triple
active-transportation use by 2020.
BY HEATHER BEASLEY DOYLE
20 A View From … Trail Traveler
Harvest the autumn glory of these four
stunning rail-trails recently featured in
Trail Traveler, RTC’s new digital tablet
magazine.
BY LAURA STARK