Thursday, June 01, 2006

Celebrate National Trails Day

Saturday, June 3 is National Trails Day across the United States. But one doesn't have to travel far to find great Western North Carolina hiking hot spots at which to celebrate the day.

"Whether used for hiking, biking, dog walking or just wandering, the trails of Western North Carolina are a leafy-green smorgasbord for those who enjoy a healthy helping of the outdoors," says the Asheville Citizen-Times.

National Trails Day “started as a day to get outdoors and celebrate trails and human-powered recreation,” Ivan Levin, National Trails Day coordinator for the organization that started the event, the American Hiking Society, told the newspaper. “The first year, there were probably 100 or so events around the country. In 2005, there were 1,132 trail day events with attendance of more than 121,000. We keep increasing. People are taking more of an active interest in their public lands.”

The article goes on to give some great tips for some Asheville-area trails and events.

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