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Start a Connellsville-Pittsburgh GAP ride with AMTRAK

March 20, 2023 • Articles

Enjoy a 60-mile GAP ride without ever getting into your car. This route is made possible by catching an early morning train from Pittsburgh to Connellsville and then biking back to your starting point.

Topics: Outdoor Economy, Trail Towns and Communities, Trails and Nature, Travel and Tourism

Two Fayettes Finding their Way – Exploring the outdoor economy in two Fayette counties

November 15, 2022 • Articles

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and Fayette County, West Virginia…both are experiencing growth spurred by the outdoor economy. I participated in two unrelated tours last month, but quickly realized there were overlapping themes.

Topics: Outdoor Economy, Trail Towns and Communities, Trails and Nature, Travel and Tourism

Cycle Forward’s Curiosity Series: Wednesdays in October

July 29, 2022 • Articles

We have to disrupt our thoughts, assumptions, and practices to move forward. That’s why I’m offering the Cycle Forward Curiosity Series…so that we can get curious and envision a better future for trail communities. We’ll consider one curious question per week in October.

Topics: Trail Towns and Communities, Trails and Nature, Travel and Tourism

Great Allegheny Passage Economic Impact Report: A Gift to the Trails World

December 8, 2021 • Articles

A directional sign pointing people toward a retail shop and ice cream

There’s been a buzz about the trails community since the Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy released its latest economic impact report. It’s the first economic impact study on the GAP since the trail was completed in 2013. The economic growth is impressive: the GAP Conservancy attributes $74 million in direct spending (2019) to GAP trail use, […]

Topics: Trail Towns and Communities, Trails and Nature, Travel and Tourism

Shoulder Season Bike Touring Calls for Preparation, Trail Angels, and Grace

October 18, 2021 • Articles

Thoughts on fall bike overnights I’m part of a Facebook group that’s dedicated to the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath. The group has more than 14,000 members, many of whom are planning and celebrating their trail trips and offering each other support along the way. It’s fun to see how many people are […]

Topics: Trail Towns and Communities, Trails and Nature, Travel and Tourism

Community Pain Points in the time of COVID

May 12, 2020 • Articles

I have a lot of thoughts (and questions) around how trail communities – how any community – will recover from the pandemic. But in this moment, I simply want to acknowledge what a difficult time this has been for people.

Topics: Covid Recovery, Most Popular, Pain Points, Trail Towns and Communities, Travel and Tourism

Outdoor Adventures with Your Nervous Dog

August 21, 2019 • Articles

Time in the car has a way of connecting us back to our grief. While traveling in Wisconsin recently, I was reminded that I really miss my dog. By this trip, it had been about nine weeks since he died. Quill, a fear-aggressive German Shorthaired Pointer, spent close to nine years hopping in and out […]

Topics: Travel and Tourism

Trent-Severn Trail Towns: Leading the way with Canada’s First Trail Town Program

August 13, 2019 • Portfolio

When a National Historic Site of Canada is in your region, you certainly want to find a way to elevate and connect to it. With this in mind, Kawarthas Northumberland (a region in Eastern Ontario) developed Canada’s first Trail Town program along the 386-kilometer Trent-Severn Waterway. Cycle Forward was involved from concept to launch. Dates: […]

Topics: Trail Towns and Communities, Travel and Tourism

My Two Days on the GAP

June 8, 2018 • Articles

I’m a casual cyclist with little interest in bike touring. And yet, over the last year or so, I’ve felt the urge to do a solo trip on the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP). I don’t know for sure what need I’ve been looking to meet with a solo ride. Maybe it’s the need for adventure […]

Topics: Biking, Most Popular, Trails and Nature, Travel and Tourism

Cycle Forward’s “Month of Canada”

May 13, 2016 • Articles

I’ve spent much of this week trying to unpack (in both the literal and figurative senses) two fantastic professional experiences, both involving interacting with trail and tourism professionals of Atlantic Canada. The experiences: In April, spending a week in Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, where I took a fantastic four day […]

Topics: Best Practices, Canada, Experiences, Hospitality, Trail Towns and Communities, Travel and Tourism

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