Trailsnet wins in American Trails Website Contest

trailsnet wins  American Trails award

Trailsnet Chosen in Personal Website Category
There it is, on page 30 of the Spring 2011 American Trails magazine.

Under the Personal Website category, you'll find trailsnet as the award winning site.

This has been a very good year for trailsnet in the awards category. This is the third award and counting.

But most important, we're getting the word out about all the great trails in the U.S. and beyond.

Thanks for your support, and I hope to see you continuing to read the trailsnet blog and using the trailsnet website.

Trailsnet wins in American Trails Website Contest

Trailsnet Nominated for Stylish Blogger Award

Woohoo!!

Trailsnet has just been nominated for its second award. (Last year trailsnet received an award on the American Trails website.)

I am pleased and proud to say that Australian blogger KirstyGirl7, the recent recipient of the Stylish Blogger award, nominated trailsnet & seven other blogs to receive the torch she has passed along.

Kirsty is definitely a stylish blogger, and it would be a great honor to follow in her footsteps.

I'll keep you posted as to how the contest develops.

Trailsnet Nominated for Stylish Blogger Award

Mineral Belt Loop Trail in Leadville, Colorado

I finally got around to taking some pictures on the Mineral Belt Loop Trail in Leadville, CO.

I'd been on the trail twice before; once while riding a bike and the other time on cross-country skis.

But I didn't have a camera with me either time, so I didn't have any pictures to post on the Mineral Belt Loop Trail on the trailsnet website.

So this Labor Day weekend, I finally made it back up there. (And when I say up there, I'm not exaggerating. Leadville is over 10,000 feet above sea level.) This time I was armed with my bicycle and my camera, so I was ready to take some trail pictures. As a result, the Mineral Belt Loop Trail page on the website finally has a trail photo gallery.

If you're thinking about riding this high altitude trail, here are the basic facts:

• It's 12.5 miles long.
• It's a paved trail and very smooth.
• The loop trail is almost like an outdoor museum with all its historic signs and mining memorabilia scattered along the path.
• Leadville has numerous accommodations for overnight bikers, but none of them are overly fancy.
• Leadville has some great places for eating. We ate at the Tennessee Pass Cafe and enjoyed buffalo burgers, Reuben sandwiches, and a turkey/bacon sandwich. The food and service were excellent.

For more information about the Mineral Belt Loop Trail, you can visit the American Trails website.

Mineral Belt Loop Trail in Leadville, Colorado