Trail Ramblings: Missing the Wilderness
With the exception of the Rock Island and Billy Wulff trail work to be done near the 27th and Capitol Parkway trail hub, the open trails are clear and through. …
Trail Ramblings: What’s Your Challenge?
If you thought you saw more out-of-state vehicles transporting bikes this last weekend in Lincoln, you would be correct. Gravel Worlds, Lincoln’s annual 150 mile bicycle gravel race around …
Trail Ramblings: Riding Through History
It’s great to see so many people out using our trails. This was a banner weekend on the MoPac which was teeming with walkers, runners and cyclists. Black walnuts are …
Trail Ramblings: Protective Design AND Street Savvy.
Trails in Lincoln are fast and dry this week, and the small bridge and underpass on the Boosalis trail west of 56th and under 48th are now open, removing a …
Trail Ramblings: When Good Routes Go Bad
Have you ever planned a route somewhere and discovered that when riding it, it turns out different than you had expected? Maybe there’s a detour, but it could be that …
Trail Ramblings: Extending Your Reach
The trail report for the week- trails are fast, dry, and relatively clean for the most part. The extension of the Salt Creek Levee Trail from Haymarket Park north to …
Trail Ramblings: Creatures of the Night
Lincoln trails are fast, dry, and for the most part clean this week, even the Bison and Salt Creek levee trails. Also, as everyone has by now noticed, we are back …
Trail Ramblings: Looks Can Be Deceiving
We’ve all seen the images in the news. Cars swept away or under water in a flood. People stranded trying to get to higher ground or be rescued. This can …
Trail Ramblings: Something for Everyone
The open trails are in great shape and ’tis the season for group rides and cycling events. Whether it was Trail Trek, Odin’s Revenge (my ride of choice this past …
Trail Ramblings, purple stains
This week trail conditions on the open trails are good. Only the upper reaches of the Billy Wolfe, under 84th and under Old Cheney are still muddy as of this …