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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 | 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 | July 28, 2021 · 3:46 pm

The importance of maintenance-Upper Charles Trail Holliston

Our newly powder coated adaptive tandem, ready to ride at the Upper charles Trail Holliston

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

Maintenance is a fact of life. As much as we’d like to simply have things work, there are times we have to spend time (and money) and effort to maintain things we depend on. We had put off getting our adaptive tandem repainted, but rust is a serious concern on a steel bike, so off it went last month to Pike Powdercoating of Allston, in an effort to protect the bike from rust. It was wonderful to get it back and take it for its first test ride, out on the Upper Charles Trail in Holliston.

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by | July 9, 2021 · 11:28 am

Sachuest in summer, Middletown, RI

Fisherman hoping for a catch even as the waves grew higher

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

We have visted Sachuest National Wildlife Refuge a number of times, but typically in the winter, and often because we have been nearly certain we will spot snowy owls at some point during our visit. Because of impending rain, we hoped this popular spot would be less crowded, even though it was a holiday weekend in mid-summer. We were surprised, however, at the number of others who had the same idea we did, even as storm clouds threatened.

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by | June 29, 2021 · 11:30 am

Along the Pemigewasset River, Bristol, Franklin NH

Great views of the Pemigewasset River for miles along this path in Franklin Falls Dam Recreation area

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

We visited the Franklin Falls Dam recreation area and found a great six mile long trail (basically a fire road) alongside the Pemigewasset River. The trail is in good condition, offering views of the river along almost the entire length of the path. Besides a great spot to enjoy the natural history of the area, we realized we had stumbled into some fascinating cultural history as well.

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