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Using infrared trail cameras, cell phone location data and fitness tracking apps, Montana-based Headwaters Economics is able to more accurately estimate usage and economic impacts.
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Laramie will be celebrating a new trail that connects town to the nearby trail system this Saturday. It showcases an industry Wyoming towns are buying into more and more.
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A community-based organization says Northwest Wyoming could benefit from filling in a gap on America’s first cross-country trail.
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The federal government made billions available in 2021 to tackle a backlog across the system. Sams was in the region to showcase improvements at the Granite Canyon Trailhead, which has been under construction.
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A transcontinental trail that’s being constructed on abandoned railroad beds is slowly connecting the East and West coasts. Wyoming Public Radio’s Hugh Cook spoke with Patrick Harrington of the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Office about the Cowboy State’s planned segment of the Great American Rail-Trail.
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The Great American Rail-Trail is a 3,700-mile conversion initiative that would stretch from Washington, D.C. to Washington state and the Pacific coast. First announced in 2019, more than half of the trail's mileage has been opened for usage in several states. Just over 500 miles are planned for the trail in Wyoming. Most existing rail to trail conversions along the trail's projected route are in municipalities.
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Since it opened in 2002, approximately 600,000 visitors have passed through, which tells the stories and histories of westward expansion via the California, Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express trails. Infrastructure upgrades and additional educational opportunities for the public are planned for the coming years that add to their existing permanent and temporary exhibits.
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As Wyoming’s top industry of coal mining declines, the state is looking to diversify its economy, including industries like outdoor recreation tourism.
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On a recent weekday evening, a few members of the Sublette County Trails Association were updating some old mountain bike trails just outside of Pinedale. They were deciding the best way to reestablish a trail that had partly given way to Mother Nature with overgrown foliage. These specific trails were built for downhill mountain biking back in the late 90s.
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Visitation figures have declined since 2020, but there is a long-term trend of growth. This had led state officials to invest in building additional infrastructure, such as campgrounds, to accommodate more people. In 2021, 5.4 million people visited Wyoming's state parks, historic sites, and trail systems.