nPostednon June 4, 2016
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nHiking,nbiking, and horseback riding, paddling and bird watching, geocachingn– all the fun outdoor stuff is happening today in various placesnall across the U.S. There are also demonstrations of hiking (etc.!)ngear, and there are projects aimed at care for trails.
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nDidnyou know that America has about 200,000 miles of trails? All of thisnis a great resource for people’s health and well-being – and we’rentalking about mental health as well as physical! Being outdoors isngood for us, and exercising is good for us, so naturally exercisingnoutdoors is really good for us!
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nConstructionnof trails and maintenance of trails takes a lot of planning andnlabor. Thousands of volunteers work on trails each year – so todaynis a great day to thank them.
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nChecknout the official website to find National Trails Day events.
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nNationalnTrails Day is always the first Saturday in June. But any day can be anday to explore trails, work on trails, or thank others for their worknon trails. n
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nDon’tnknow where to go to find local trails? Here are some ideas:
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nGooglen “local hiking trails” and “volunteer trail maintenance” ton find nearby trails.n
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nIn found reviews of local trails on Yelp!
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nIn once discovered an awesome local trail by checking a geocaching map.
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nCheckn with your parks and rec department.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nFabulistnAesop’s birthday
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nCleannAir Day innCanada
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nQueen’snbirthday in Niue
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nAnniversarynof Henry Ford’s first test drive
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nAnniversarynof the great auk going extinct
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nDrawing Day
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nWicket World of Croquet Day
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nPlannahead:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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