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Bike Trips in Italy
I want to invite the traveling types among you to join me on a cultural bike tour in Italy this summer. Once upon a time I moved to Italy. And I found- not only the beautiful landscapes, charming towns & wonderful food the country is famous for- but also touched an undiscovered world of rich…
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Environmentalists ramping up statewide ballot effort to save state parks
With the Schwarzenegger administration preparing to close up to 100 state parks, California’s top environmental groups are quietly putting together a ballot campaign they hope will turn the bad news into a renaissance for the state’s long-struggling park system. The Nature Conservancy, National Audubon Society, Trust for Public Land, Save-the-Redwoods League and others have raised…
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Keep out: By closing its parks, California is killing an economic engine
From Santa Rosa Press Democrat: by Christa Jeremiason From foggy Del Norte Coast Redwoods to sun-splashed South Carlsbad State Beach, nearly every state park (was packed Labor Day.) For many families, the parks offer an affordable vacation in times of economic uncertainty. They’re safe, accessible outlets for recreation, repositories of history and culture, reflections of…
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Coe MTB patrol discussion
A couple of years ago we had the Lick Fire and I tried to make an MTB Fire Survey Patrol program so we could ride in the burn zone while it was still closed. We did manage to form up something and do some rides, discover new trails, and have fun, but the program was…