All Discussions Tagged 'trails' - The Chainlink2024-03-29T10:14:14Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=trails&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOff-Leash Overnighter 219 route postedtag:thechainlink.org,2018-06-24:2211490:Topic:11001952018-06-24T14:32:57.683ZSteve Buchtelhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SteveBuchtel119
<p>There’s only 3 miles of on-street cycling between Homewood and Oak Ridge Prairie in Griffith, Ind. The NW Indiana bike path system is funky and fun, with playgrounds, ice cream, breweries and Cabelas along the way - munch on venison jerky while explaining to your kids the store’s amazing and graphic carnivore dioramas.</p>
<p>Here’s the route from the store (GoodSpeed in Homewood) to Oak Ridge Prairie, where our Off-Leash Sub-24 Overnighter will be camping July 14: …</p>
<p>There’s only 3 miles of on-street cycling between Homewood and Oak Ridge Prairie in Griffith, Ind. The NW Indiana bike path system is funky and fun, with playgrounds, ice cream, breweries and Cabelas along the way - munch on venison jerky while explaining to your kids the store’s amazing and graphic carnivore dioramas.</p>
<p>Here’s the route from the store (GoodSpeed in Homewood) to Oak Ridge Prairie, where our Off-Leash Sub-24 Overnighter will be camping July 14: <a href="https://ridewithgps.com/trips/24316065">https://ridewithgps.com/trips/24316065</a></p>
<p>Super easy enough to do on your own (you could Metra to Homewood and leave from there) but if you go with us, we’ll feed you, and profits kicked back to south sub trail projects. Kids welcome.</p>
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<p>(from our scouting ride)</p>
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<p><a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ef64n3kd69d9f6c3&llr=jqfe6hyab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More on the Off-Leash Overnighter</a></p> Palos Trails are 500 votes shy of extra $5,000tag:thechainlink.org,2016-11-11:2211490:Topic:10267592016-11-11T16:42:23.210ZSteve Buchtelhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SteveBuchtel119
<p>Palos Trails are in 4th place in American Hiking Society/Michelob Ultra's Extra Mile campaign. As of yesterday evening, Palos Trails had 508 verified votes to fund trail work.</p>
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<li>4th place=$21,000 to improve Palos multi-use, bike optimized, natural surface trails & grow the volunteer base that works on them</li>
<li>1st place=$26,000 to do <strong>$5 GRAND</strong> more of all of that</li>
<li>There are LESS THAN 500 VOTES between 4th place and 1st place</li>
<li>This is a…</li>
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<p>Palos Trails are in 4th place in American Hiking Society/Michelob Ultra's Extra Mile campaign. As of yesterday evening, Palos Trails had 508 verified votes to fund trail work.</p>
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<li>4th place=$21,000 to improve Palos multi-use, bike optimized, natural surface trails & grow the volunteer base that works on them</li>
<li>1st place=$26,000 to do <strong>$5 GRAND</strong> more of all of that</li>
<li>There are LESS THAN 500 VOTES between 4th place and 1st place</li>
<li>This is a POPULAR VOTE - THE MOST VOTES WIN</li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://michelobultra.com/theextramile" target="_blank">GO VOTE FOR PALOS TRAILS</a> </p>
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<p>CAMBr's partnership with the Forest Preserves of Cook County is not only why we all get to ride in Palos, but it's also why <em>Runner's World</em> magazine calls Palos one of the top 25 trail runs in America.</p>
<p>The level of trail stewardship, where CAMBr has the capacity and permission to work, is unmatched by any other Cook County primitive trail system. You can see the difference yourself: hike the primitive trails at Swallow Cliff which are closed to CAMBr. They are an ecological disaster, a sloughing and crumbling testament to the unyielding forces of user, water, wind and sun in the absence of regular and sustainable trail stewardship.</p>
<p>This funding is going to give CAMBr more resources for its trail work. But it's also going to train new trail groups and conservationists to be trail stewards. That's capacity building that can boost CAMBr's work days but also take OWNERSHIP of the trail needs where they hike, run & bird, instead of ignoring as they do now.</p>
<p>Trails connect conservation to human well-being. Recreation to ecological stewardship. Time to pull together, and this funding is going to help Trails for Illinois kick that off.</p>
<p>Thanks for voting everyone. Remember to look for an email from Michelob Ultra after you vote, and respond to it so that your vote counts. It's not rigged, it's just a little clumsy.</p>
<p>May your home be your trailhead,</p>
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<p>Steve Buchtel, Executive Director<br/> <a href="http://trailsforillinois.org" target="_blank">Trails for Illinois</a><br/> steve@trailsforillinois.org<br/> v or t: 708/365-9365</p> Vote for Palos Trailstag:thechainlink.org,2016-10-12:2211490:Topic:10216842016-10-12T20:18:07.432ZSteve Buchtelhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SteveBuchtel119
<p><span>Take 90 seconds to vote for Palos Trails in Michelob Ultra's Extra Mile campaign:</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://www.michelobultra.com/theextramile.html" target="_blank">http://www.michelobultra.com/theextramile.html</a><br></br></span></p>
<p><span>...and you'll help raise up to $20,000 for the mountain bike & hiking trails in the Palos preserves.</span></p>
<p><span>The American Hiking Society and Michelob Ultra chose Trails for Illinois to receive funding to improve and expand…</span></p>
<p><span>Take 90 seconds to vote for Palos Trails in Michelob Ultra's Extra Mile campaign:</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://www.michelobultra.com/theextramile.html" target="_blank">http://www.michelobultra.com/theextramile.html</a><br/></span></p>
<p><span>...and you'll help raise up to $20,000 for the mountain bike & hiking trails in the Palos preserves.</span></p>
<p><span>The American Hiking Society and Michelob Ultra chose Trails for Illinois to receive funding to improve and expand the fabulous running and mountain biking trails of the Palos forest preserves just southwest of the city.</span><br/><br/><span>All the trails you'll see listed will get a minimum of $5000 towards a spring project. But votes can earn a lot more than that for a trail, up to $20,000. I'll use that money to partner with CAMBr and the Flatlanders trail running club—both already volunteer in Palos—to turbo boost their work.</span><br/><br/><span>Please vote (and look for a verification email the website will send you), and share the link with others to vote, too.</span><br/><br/><span>I really appreciate the help. Thank you for supporting <a href="http://trailsforillinois.org" target="_blank">Trails for Illinois</a>!</span><br/><br/><em>May your home be your trailhead,</em><br/><br/><img align="none" height="57" src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/e00f11ac4cd5d0905fa89adc2/images/bd16a3b0-7821-4d66-b697-a3ab7d1e3572.jpg" width="95"/><br/><span>Steve Buchtel, Executive Director</span></p>
<p>steve@trailsforillinois.org<br/><span>708-365-9365</span></p> Trails, breweries, & GITy Uptag:thechainlink.org,2016-09-19:2211490:Topic:10154952016-09-19T15:59:07.669ZSteve Buchtelhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SteveBuchtel119
<p><a href="http://trailsforillinois.org/gityup" target="_blank">GITy Up!: Off-Road</a>, this year on Columbus Day weekend and close by in the Palos forest preserves, picked up some extra fun add-ons thanks to some <a href="http://cambr.org" target="_blank">CAMBr</a> volunteers:</p>
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<li>Kati & Michael Pritchett, REI MTB instructors, are leading a mini mountain biking for beginners clinic & trail ride starting at 1pm on Saturday;</li>
<li>CAMBr South president Baruk Balkuv will play…</li>
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<p><a href="http://trailsforillinois.org/gityup" target="_blank">GITy Up!: Off-Road</a>, this year on Columbus Day weekend and close by in the Palos forest preserves, picked up some extra fun add-ons thanks to some <a href="http://cambr.org" target="_blank">CAMBr</a> volunteers:</p>
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<li>Kati & Michael Pritchett, REI MTB instructors, are leading a mini mountain biking for beginners clinic & trail ride starting at 1pm on Saturday;</li>
<li>CAMBr South president Baruk Balkuv will play tour guide to 5 breweries within a 45 minute trail ride of Camp Bullfrog Lake, starting Saturday at high noon;</li>
<li>Thanks to heavy CAMBr patronage, <a href="http://www.imperialoakbrewing.com" target="_blank">Imperial Oak Brewery</a> in Willow Springs is sponsoring GITy Up with a cooler full of growlers to wash down s'mores Saturday night</li>
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<p><a href="http://www.trailsforillinois.org/news/2016/9/18/gity-up-extra-fun-thing-3-cambr-brewery-tour" target="_blank">You can read more about what CAMBr's help means to the event</a> and to all of us who ride, hike or run on their trails.</p>
<p>GITy Up! supports the work of Trails for Illinois. We want to make your home your trailhead! And this year's GITy Up will kick back some proceeds to CAMBr to help them continue their work in our region.</p>
<p>Sign up here: <a href="http://trailsforillinois.org/gityup" target="_blank">http://trailsforillinois.org/gityup</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.trailsforillinois.org/news/2016/9/18/gity-up-extra-fun-thing-3-cambr-brewery-tour"></a></p> 200 Mile ride to Grand Rapids, MItag:thechainlink.org,2016-08-08:2211490:Topic:10068172016-08-08T22:46:47.923ZSloan Dorrhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SloanDorr
<p>Hi all! I'm new on here!! </p>
<p>I am planning a 200 mile (nearly 200, I'm rounding up!) ride to Grand Rapids, MI in early October and raising money for Girls on the run (If you want to donate <a href="https://www.crowdrise.com/gotrchicagomarathon2016/fundraiser/sloandorr">https://www.crowdrise.com/gotrchicagomarathon2016/fundraiser/sloandorr</a>)</p>
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<p>My question for the forum is:</p>
<p>The ride from the end of the Lake Shore Trail through Indiana is my only real concern. I've…</p>
<p>Hi all! I'm new on here!! </p>
<p>I am planning a 200 mile (nearly 200, I'm rounding up!) ride to Grand Rapids, MI in early October and raising money for Girls on the run (If you want to donate <a href="https://www.crowdrise.com/gotrchicagomarathon2016/fundraiser/sloandorr">https://www.crowdrise.com/gotrchicagomarathon2016/fundraiser/sloandorr</a>)</p>
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<p>My question for the forum is:</p>
<p>The ride from the end of the Lake Shore Trail through Indiana is my only real concern. I've heard and read scary tales of not so great neighborhoods and sketchy roads--any advice? I'm planning on DRIVING part of it this weekend to get a feel for what I'm up against. </p>
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<p>Any and all advice welcome! I know it can be done and wanted to reach out to the veterans!</p>
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<p>Sloan</p> Day rides and paved trails at the top of Wisconsintag:thechainlink.org,2016-04-10:2211490:Topic:9806372016-04-10T03:02:53.003ZJeff Curriehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JeffCurrie141
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<p>Journey to the distant Northwoods sometime between now and fall and enjoy some great hard surface bike trails, great on road riding - paved and gravel, great day rides! It's all to be found in the Vilas County area - in and around towns like Mercer, Manitowish Waters, Eagle River, Land O' Lakes, and…</p>
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<p>Journey to the distant Northwoods sometime between now and fall and enjoy some great hard surface bike trails, great on road riding - paved and gravel, great day rides! It's all to be found in the Vilas County area - in and around towns like Mercer, Manitowish Waters, Eagle River, Land O' Lakes, and others.</p> Bicycle Camping - 2015tag:thechainlink.org,2014-12-05:2211490:Topic:8743082014-12-05T20:56:03.941ZJaik S.https://thechainlink.org/profile/JSmith
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<p>Lets come up with some other trips and get a good camping season in!</p>
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<p><strong>Any ideas for next month?</strong></p>
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<p>Past post:</p>
<p>I figure, let's get planning...the new year is almost here. </p>
<p>I'd like to setup an easy one for the first time. This way, you can still go even if you're not interested in riding the whole way…</p>
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<p>Lets come up with some other trips and get a good camping season in!</p>
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<p><strong>Any ideas for next month?</strong></p>
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<p>Past post:</p>
<p>I figure, let's get planning...the new year is almost here. </p>
<p>I'd like to setup an easy one for the first time. This way, you can still go even if you're not interested in riding the whole way there. </p>
<p>Illinois State Beach Park</p>
<p>Second weekend of April 2015, 9th - 14th. The average temp for 2014 was 59 degrees.<br/> The great thing about ISBP is you can ride the Metra to Zion for $7.25 each way, or a weekend pass for $7. After that the site is only about two miles. Theres a grocery store about a mile away. Kenosha is about 26m round trip. It's a good place to camp out.</p>
<p></p> The Bike Park at Big Marsh—NEW VIDEOtag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-06:2211490:Topic:8634192014-10-06T20:52:04.098ZSteve Buchtelhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SteveBuchtel119
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<p>Chicago's gaining a major addition to the dirt cycling scene, a 45-acre urban bike park carved out of the 278-acre park project called Big Marsh. Enjoy! And get more info at <a href="http://bigmarshchicago.com">http://bigmarshchicago.com</a>.</p>
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<p>Chicago's gaining a major addition to the dirt cycling scene, a 45-acre urban bike park carved out of the 278-acre park project called Big Marsh. Enjoy! And get more info at <a href="http://bigmarshchicago.com">http://bigmarshchicago.com</a>.</p> Po Campo donates an awesome bag to Illinois Trail Corpstag:thechainlink.org,2014-05-12:2211490:Topic:8187112014-05-12T15:03:47.708ZSteve Buchtelhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SteveBuchtel119
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<p>The <a href="http://shop.pocampo.com/collections/all/products/humboldt-messenger" target="_blank">Humboldt Messenger bag</a> earned the "Is this for me?" from the resident teen this morning. Thank you, Maria Boustead for donating the bag as an Illinois Trail Corps donation premium. See all the donation premiums here:…</p>
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<p>The <a href="http://shop.pocampo.com/collections/all/products/humboldt-messenger" target="_blank">Humboldt Messenger bag</a> earned the "Is this for me?" from the resident teen this morning. Thank you, Maria Boustead for donating the bag as an Illinois Trail Corps donation premium. See all the donation premiums here: <a href="http://igg.me/at/maketrailswork">http://igg.me/at/maketrailswork</a>.</p> And the envelope, please: Construction bids opened THIS FRIDAY for the Cal-Sag Trailtag:thechainlink.org,2014-02-27:2211490:Topic:7994912014-02-27T00:00:43.677ZFriends of the Cal-Sag Trailhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/FriendsoftheCalumetSagTrail
<p>Always looking for an excuse to party, this is better than most! :-) We'll be whooping it up at Blue Island's fabo Rock Island Public House, raising toasts until our arms fall off or our livers quit to all the people who've brought the trail to ACTUAL shovels in the ground.</p>
<p>Invite right here: …</p>
<p>Always looking for an excuse to party, this is better than most! :-) We'll be whooping it up at Blue Island's fabo Rock Island Public House, raising toasts until our arms fall off or our livers quit to all the people who've brought the trail to ACTUAL shovels in the ground.</p>
<p>Invite right here: <a href="http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=371185160b126eae5fe44d974&id=311996c328&e=d8bfa3cf8d">http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=371185160b126eae5fe44d974&id=311996c328&e=d8bfa3cf8d</a></p>
<p>See you Chainlinkers Friday!</p>
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