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FUNWITH A VIEW IN FLORIDA
Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail:
Just west of
Tampa, escape the winter doldrums at the
daily over the weekend, more than 150 diverse
and talented artists will showcase their work
in an outdoor gallery along Main Street in this
relaxed, coastal Florida community. Paintings,
sculptures, ceramics, photographs, glass
objects, handmade jewelry and other artwork
will be on display. Admission is free, and there
will be opportunities to purchase art and speak
with the artists. While there, enjoy an eyeful
of natural beauty on the Fred Marquis Pinellas
Trail, a Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Rail-Trail
Hall of Fame trail that stretches for 42 miles
north and south of Dunedin along Florida’s
west coast.
Length & surface:
42.5
miles; asphalt
End
points:
First Avenue South and Bay Shore Drive
(
St. Petersburg) to John Chestnut Senior Park
CALLING ALL COWBOYS AND
COWGIRLS IN COLORADO
Yampa River Core Trail:
Nestled in the
Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the ski hub
of Steamboat Springs still feels like an Old
West town. e city hosts the oldest continu-
ous Winter Carnival west of the Mississippi
Ready for a turn
our 10-gallon hat
and big-buckled belt and head to the city Feb.
4–8
for the festivities, which feature such west-
ern specialties as pulling kids on skis behind
horses, performance by a rodeo clown and the
Diamond Hitch Parade (think horses instead
of floats). e event ends with a literal bang:
fireworks and a Night Show Extravaganza with
lighted skiers. While in town, you can hit the
slopes in this “Ski Town USA,” or traverse
the seven-mile Yampa River Core Trail with
cross-country skis, snowshoes or a warm pair
of boots, and mittens.
Length & surface:
7
miles; asphalt
End points:
Walton Pond near U.S. 40 to James Brown Bridge on
S
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Do you have a perfect rail-trail “postcard” for
Greetings From…
?
Send a
photo and event information, along with how we can contact you, to:
or Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Magazine/
Greetings From, 2121 Ward Court, NW, 5th Floor,Washington, DC 20037.
PHOTO COURTESY SCOTT BIDEAU
PHOTO COURTESY HOWARD ALAN EVENTS/ARTFESTIVAL.COM
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