12 January 2010

Mammoth Cave National Park

Date:
December 27- December 30, 2009
Maps used:
National Geographic Trails Illustrated – Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park Backcountry Map and Guide (free and available at the park).

     Despite having visited Mammoth Cave National Park several times over the past two years, the majority of my backpacking trips in the park’s backcountry have started and ended at the Good Springs Church trailhead.  When I began planning a three-night backpacking trip for myself and my girlfriend, Esta, I decided that it would be nice to see some new areas of the park, or at least become better acquainted with the areas I had passed through, while still camping at two of my preferred campsites. ...Read More

13 January 2010

PA Game Commission Tracks White-Nose Syndrome

Three years later, hibernating bats continue to fall to this disorder

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- White Nose Syndrome (WNS) has caused cave bat population reductions in New York and New England over the past three winters. It surfaced near Albany in 2006. Pennsylvania Game Commission officials say that they are expecting cave bat mortalities this winter if the disorder spreads through hibernacula as it did New York and New England over the previous winters. To track the effects of WNS, the Game Commission is asking the public to report winter-flying bats or dead and dying bats on the landscape.

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30 November 2009

Knobstone Trail

I had gotten bored hiking the same trails over and over again, so I decided to try another of the Indiana sites to see what it had to offer.  A little searching revealed a lot of available information on the Knobstone Trail (KT).  Numerous people have detailed their trips with GPS maps, waypoints, water sources, etc. There are two very good, free PDF maps of this trail from Indiana Dept of Natural Resources.  The KT runs basically north to south, paralleling and about 10 miles to the west of Interstate 65.  The southern terminus is at Deam Lake and the northern terminus is at Delany Creek County Park.  ...Read More

12 January 2010

Zipline Adventures Plan Canopy Tour in Kentucky

Kentucky Post

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority has approved a loan to Kentucky Zipline Adventures to construct a zipline canopy tour in Clay City.

Kentucky Zipline Adventures is planning to offer six lines ranging from a few hundred to over 1,500 feet in length. Participants wear a harness that is attached to the zipline and travel at tree-line level.

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11 January 2010

Land Acquisition Extends Cumberland Trail

Chattanooga, TN (PRWEB) January 11, 2010 -- The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is helping the state of Tennessee extend the Cumberland Trail corridor another 19 miles, while protecting priority land for the public with the purchase of a key tract in the trail's development, TPL announced Sunday.

TPL bought 1,388 acres in Claiborne and Campbell counties from a client of The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC (Molpus Woodlands Group).

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4 January 2009

YMCA May Run Otter Creek

A year after closing Otter Creek Park to save money, Louisville officials are in discussions with the YMCA of Greater Louisville about it taking over operation of the 2,300-acre, city-owned park in Meade County.The YMCA, perhaps in partnership with a Louisville-based event-planning company, appears to be favored over several competing proposals to operate Otter Creek. Read More...