Category Archives: Blog posts–Easy Walks

by | December 8, 2021 · 11:36 am

More rail trails and wonders in the Glenwood Springs, CO area

Red Dirt Creek, yet another Easy Walk we found along the Colorado River. We found wild asparagus there too!

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

We could have spent an entire month exploring the Glenwood Springs area, in addiiton to the Glenwood Canyon rail trail. As it was, we found two additional well maintained rail trails within a few miles of where we stayed in the area. Glenwood Springs offers amazing walking opportunities throughout the town. The downtown has trailheads for both the Glenwood Canyon trail, as well as the Rio Grande Trail, that follows the Roaring Fork River.

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by | December 6, 2021 · 4:44 pm

Glenwood Canyon, CO, our destination

Along the trail in Glenwood Canyon. To the right is a landslide that narrowed the river measurably. On the left, retaining walls for I-70

When we first built our adaptive tandem bicycle (thanks to Roulez Cycles of Lynn, MA) that comes apart into three pieces (thanks to the S&S couplings that are built into the bike), my huband started dreaming of getting me (and the bike) out to the Glenwood Canyon rail trail. He hoped we could ride on the rail trail that traverses the canyon alongside the Colorado River. It took three years, but we finally made it out to the canyon, and set out on the trail.

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by | November 29, 2021 · 3:16 pm

The Royal Gorge, east of the Rocky mountains, CO

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

We stopped at the area of the Royal Gorge, near Canon City, CO and spent several days there. Lucky for us, a beautifully maintained rail trail wends its way right through the town of Canon City, right next to the Arkansas River. The river flows directly through the town after making its way through the Royal Gorge.

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by | November 18, 2021 · 2:53 pm

Katy Trail, Missouri- 200 mile linear state park

Boat henge, along the Katy Trail, Columbia, Missouri

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

We planned to stop at other rail trails along the way from our start in New England, but our goal was Colorado. We had enjoyed several days in Pine Creek Gorge, PA where we pedaled perhaps half of the sixty-two mile trail. Travel always offers surprises, and our first “surprise” rail trail we had never heard of was the Katy Trail, a 240 mile linear state park that essentially travels across the width of Missouri.

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by | November 15, 2021 · 2:17 pm

Finding Easy Walks (and bike rides) along the way– Pine Creek Gorge, PA

NuCamp T@B and adaptive tandem bike, packed up and ready for adventure

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

Our family set out in September with our new camper, our adaptive bicycle, (and a whole lot more!), determined to enjoy places along the way where we could explore trails with out adaptive bike. It was a journey in and of itself to simply get the tools in place and find a camper that was not only available, but which our truck was able to transport. (Weight becomes an important concern when towing anything). It was a learning curve, and for sure, these first days, we were at the bottom of it!

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by | September 21, 2021 · 11:16 am

Access to the ocean, Plymouth, Scussett Beach

Shifting Lots Preserve, Plymouth

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

We headed out toward Plymouth on a late summer day to see if we could find a place to walk along the shore. We had heard of Ellisville Harbor State Park, but learned once we arrived that the shoreline is actually about a one mile walk to reach the water. I will be fine walking this far in cooler weather, but despite being on the coast, which is always cooler than inland, the day was too warm for me to make this trek the day we visited. We wandered some more and stumbled across Shifting Lots Preserve, not far from Ellisville Harbor, held in trust by the Wildlands Trust, which also has a number of other conservation properties along the south shore.

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by | September 15, 2021 · 12:35 pm

Shining Sea Bikeway, Falmouth, MA

Great Sippewissett marsh

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

We tend to avoid the Cape during the summer months. Parking is difficult, beach access is restricted in places to residents or those with visitor passes, but after Labor Day everything opens up and is simply easier to visit. With this in mind we headed to Falmouth, just over the Bourne Bridge, and found the northernmost parking area for the Shining Sea bikeway, where we set up our tandem bike and headed out.

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by | September 9, 2021 · 2:14 pm

What a difference some rains makes–Salmon River, Comstock Bridge and Airline Trail CT

One of the multiple cascades we enjoyed on our visit to the Salmon River and Airline Trail after a recent hurricane

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

We took our adaptive tandem bicycle to the Salmon River State Forest in Colchester and East Hampton, Connecticut and found such a different place from our visit a few years back. Typically the Salmon River is wadeable in late summer, a small almost stream that cuts its way through steep banks of rock.

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by | September 6, 2021 · 12:13 pm

Beavertail State Park, Jamestown, RI

Fisherfolk (and others) seek out this rocky outcrop jutting into the ocean

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

I have visited Beavertail State Park since before it was a state park. Years ago, it was a cool rocky shoreline with a lighthouse. The access road was dirt, with lots of potholes. Visiting here was an adventure, for sure! The area was not accessible except by those who enjoy rock hopping. When I was younger, that worked fine. Not so much these days.

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by | August 31, 2021 · 2:07 pm

Peter Oliver’s Mill Park, Middleboro

The fish ladder at Oliver’s Mills Park, Middleboro

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

On our way elsewhere, we passed by an intriguing spot just off Route 44, 8 Nemasket Street, in Middleboro, and discovered a very cool historic site along the Nemasket River. As soon as we pulled into the good-sized parking area I knew I had heard of this before–Peter Oliver’s Mill Park has a fish ladder that is essential for migrating herring in the spring. My friend Brenda (Natures Fairy on Youtube) has shared videos of the migrating herring, but I had no idea it had all the historic features we found.

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