Hiking News - June 2006

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Trail project receives state and local support

Friday, 30 June 2006

The state of North Carolina and nine local governments have reached an agreement regarding the Haw River Trail project.

According to Read Full Story EWSREC0101/606290302" class="InNewsLink" TARGET="_blank">www.news-record.com, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the state government and the counties of Guilford, Alamance, Rockingham, Orange, and Gotham. Other signatories were the cities of Burlington and Graham and the towns of Haw River and Swepsonville.

The memorandum of understanding states that the signatories will work on the 1,000 foot-wide trail corridor from Haw River State Park to Jordan Lake State Recreation Area in Chatham.

The Haw River Trail project would be a major hiking, camping, and boating attraction when completed. Planners expect that the trail will attract visitors and therefore, a source of tourist money.

For more information regarding the Haw River Trail project, read the full news story at www.news-record.com.

Zion National Park still open

Thursday, 29 June 2006

The Zion National Park in Utah still welcomes visitors despite a wildfire that started Saturday.

Nine of the park's hiking trails are closed including the Hop Valley, Connector and Subway trails.

Desertnews.com reported yesterday that the fire is 40 percent contained. There is still active burning in the north edge of the park. About 17, 630 acres of land were burned. The specific source of the fire has not yet been determined.

Read the full news article at www.desertnews.com.

Canton OKs a plan to preserve Rough Creek

Thursday, 29 June 2006

A trail system for Hiking and Mountain Biking in Rough Creek Wilderness Preserve was approved during a recent Canton alderman meeting.

A professional trail designer will develop the new trails which are for hiking and mountain use only so that it will remain sustainable and maintainable. There are about 10 miles of combined hiking and bicycling trails, with about two miles of that being for hiking use only.

A consultant for the town of Canton said that certain critical habitat protection zones will be reserved for natural heritage research and learning, for Rough Creek is the highest, most pristine water quality classification a watershed can receive.

To read the entire news, go to www.themountaineer.com

Trail Council wants motorized vehicles off trails

Tuesday, 27 June 2006

Canada - According to www.cbc.ca, the New Brunswick Trails Council wants the provincial government to reverse its decision that allows all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have access to the New Brunswick trails.

The New Brunswick Trails Council, a group that has worked for more than a decade developing a province-wide system of trails for non-motorized use, says that allowing ATVs on the trails is dangerous.

Last week, the national government has decided to allow ATVs on the trails. The trails are now being used by the New Brunswick Federation of Snowmobile Clubs.

Read the full news article at www.cbc.ca.

New type of backpackers roams the world

Monday, 26 June 2006

If you are a backpacker who always carries electronic stuff like laptop, digital cameras, and mobile phones while traveling, then you are among the new type of backpackers around the world.

According to www.delawareonline.com, a survey completed earlier this year shows that majority of online visitors to the www.hostelworld.com travels with a laptop, an MP3 player, and a mobile phone, earning them the label "flashpackers."

And these flashpackers seem to come in two distinct age groups. Colm Hanratty, Dublin-based editor of www.hostelworld.com , says that flashpackers are "the young type, still in college, who might have all the gadgets but not that much money, and someone in [their] late 20s or early 30s, who has more money to spend and carries an iPod and a digital camera."

According to Cas Carter, manager of Tourism New Zealand, "flashpacking" also refers to the upscaling of hostels to accommodate these flashapckers. Many hostels around the world offer Internet access and more than eight electric outlets in most rooms to accommodate every flashpacker's gadgets.

Read the full news article at www.delawareonline.com.

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