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PHOTO, TOP: TOM PIDGEON PHOTOGRAPHY
COVER STORY
08 Beauty and Strength One of the most ambitious trail projects in history,
Michigan’s Iron Belle will link many of the state’s
most treasured natural and cultural resources through 791 miles of connected multiuse trails and a 1,273-mile scenic hiking byway. By Robert Annis 14 Unifying the Bay: The San Francisco Bay Trail When complete, the 500- mile San Francisco Bay Trail will pass through 47 cities and nine counties in one of California’s most popular and diverse regions. By Cindy Barks 19 Former R.E.M. Tour Manager Creates Rural Connections in Washington After 25 years in the music industry, Bobby Whittaker is directing his creative energies to the creation of a 25-mile rail-trail in rural Washington. By Amy Kapp 20 A View From … Rail-Trail Winter Wonderlands These awe-inspiring winter oases remind us that snow doesn’t mean an end to trail season—but the beginning of new powder- powered adventures on America’s pathways. By Laura Stark 25 Destination Virginia: The Virginia Capital Trail From the first permanent English colony in America to the war that divided a nation 250 years later, the Virginia Capital Trail is an embodiment of our nation’s history and heritage. By Scott StarkDEPARTMENTS
Left // I Support Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Michael Phillips
Left // From the Staff/Featured Letter to the Editor
02 // Point of View Investing in Healthy 21st Century Communities 03 // RTC Quarterly Report 04 // Emerging Rail-Trails Washington, D.C.’s Capital Trails Coalition 06 // Best Of 10 Marvels of the Midwest 23 // Community Connections 2016 Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion: Tom Petri 24 // Trailside Illuminated Winter Trail Excursions 28 // Trail Tales A (Trail) Life Well Lived Inside Back Cover // Featured Map Baltimore Greenway Trails NetworkON THE COVER:
Lory Oaks and
her dogs on the Rochester
River Walk/Iron Belle Trail
in Michigan | Photo by Tom
Pidgeon Photography