greetings from
HATS OFF TO A GREAT
TIME INWYOMING
Wyoming Heritage Trail:
roughout
January and into early February, locals and
visitors in Riverton, Wyoming, can have a
good time at the Wild West Winter Carnival
(
wildwestwintercarnival.org
). Fitting the
cowboy theme, festivities include a “quick
draw,” in which artists complete a project
within an hour; a casino night; and a poker
run, where participants pick up cards as they
make their way through Boysen Reservoir.
Other activities include a parade, a chili
cook-off, a car and bike show, ice sculpt-
ing, a treasure hunt, a fishing derby and hot
air balloon rides. If your boots were made
for walkin’, amble on down the Wyoming
Heritage Trail to take in the vast arid land-
scape between Riverton and the town
of Shoshoni, named for a nearby Native
American tribe. Horseback riders (or those
on a bike saddle) are welcome, too.
Length & surface:
22 miles; asphalt, ballast, dirt
and gravel
End points:
Railroad Avenue at South
Third Street (Riverton) to East First Street near U.S.
26/20/East Second Street (Shoshoni)
JUMP FOR JOY IN CONNECTICUT
Railroad Ramble:
WHOOSH! e sound
of speed will zoom through Salisbury, the
most northwesterly town in Connecticut,
during the Jumpfest Winter Festival (
jump
fest.org
), Feb. 12–14. Ski jumping competi-
tions are the highlight of the event, hosted
by the Salisbury Winter Sports Association
(SWSA) at its Satre Hill venue. Activities also
include a snowball dance, a human dogsled
race (where five people pull a rider on a sled)
and other yet-to-be-planned events to honor
SWSA’s 90th anniversary in 2016. If you
have an inclination for less inclination, take a
wooded walk or bike ride down the Railroad
Ramble, which stretches 1.7 miles between
Salisbury and Lakeville.
Length & surface:
1.7 miles; asphalt, dirt and grass
End points:
Farnham Road (Lakeville) to Library
Street (Salisbury)
To learn more about these and other trails, check out TrailLink.com, a searchable database of more than 30,000 miles of trails nationwide.
The website and TrailLink apps include detailed trail descriptions, interactive maps, photographs and first-hand ratings and reviews.
By Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
TrailLink
JOE MEEHAN
JENNIE HUTCHINSON
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