Indoors

On Thursday, January 19, I attended the Trails Strategy Workshop with the National Forests in North Carolina in Mars Hill. Overall, the event was very encouraging and informative. Thanks to Alice Cohen, Trails Strategy Coordinator; Diane Rubiaco, Acting Supervisor; Michael … Continued

There was a great article in the Smoky Mountain News Wednesday about the Forest Service non-motorized trails planning project. A couple of the public input workshops have already been held; I plan on attending the one in Mars Hill this … Continued

The National Forests in North Carolina (NFNC) are working on a trail planning project during 2012, and the trails need your help! With federal funding on the wane, it’s becoming more and more difficult for the Forest Service to maintain … Continued

We’re rolling out some big style changes to HikeWNC and MTB WNC! We think the new look should be simpler and more modern, and we’ve toned down the colors quite a bit. Please refresh – maybe a couple of times … Continued

We now have a GPS map available with all the trails in DuPont State Forest. You can see the maps & download the data on HikeWNC or MTBikeWNC. The interactive maps (based on Google Maps) have USGS topo base layers, … Continued

Front of the map. The guys with Pisgah Map Company – Pete Kennedy and Jack Mohr – have released a fantastic new competitor to the old Trails Illustrated map #780 (Pisgah Ranger District) by National Geographic. Called the Western North … Continued

We’ve add a new Trails section to HikeWNC and MTB WNC.  Believe it or not, we’ve never actually had a section of the sites dedicated to just the trails – until now! “Trailheads” is still the place to find a … Continued

We just released a big software update to HikeWNC.info and MTBikeWNC.com. Although you won’t notice much difference at first (aside from a few new bugs we’ve inevitably created), lots of things have changed in the background, especially with the way we create … Continued

Motion Makers Bicycle Shop of Sylva, NC, has opened a new location in the Asheville area, at 878 Brevard Road. While many area businesses are struggling to say the least, it’s nice to see new activity in town, especially when … Continued

I’m testing out a neat new web-based mapping tool called Breadcrumbs. I’ll be adding my raw GPS data from my hikes and rides (field research!) there. You’ll see maps of the trips and be able to download the raw track … Continued