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Linear Park Walk

WE CAN – WALK CARSON CITY

Governor’s Field/Linear Park Walk – This is a nice walk for family adventures and accessible even in winter. Each season will offer opportunities to spot wildlife and holds its own beauty.

In one walk last winter I flushed some quail, spotted a lot of birds in the rushes, probably Wrens, and [...]

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We Can (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition) is proud to participate with Muscle Powered in Bike to Work Week and shine a light on the importance and joy of getting out of our cars and using our muscles to transport our bodies. We Can will be sponsoring a children’s walk of Historical Downtown [...]

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WE CAN – WALK CARSON CITY

Seems pretty obvious right? Sure we can, but will we? Do you know where all the great walks are?

Well, we’re going to add a series of articles, each one outlining a walk in or near Carson City, appropriate for families to our blog. Each one should take 30 minutes to 1 hour [...]

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Public transportation is great, but there is no substitute for the freedom of walking or riding a bicycle.
Transportation using your own power. Self reliance.

Public transportation isn’t very popular in Carson City, but here’s an example of the other extreme from the other side of the globe!

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Walk the V&T Trail

Tonight!
Muscle Powered Walk from 5:30-6:30 p.m. along the V & T Trail path from Long Ranch Open Space to the Jack Davis Observatory at Western Nevada College.
Meat leader Donna Inversin at Long Ranch Park, corner of Longview and Bristol.
For more information, call 315-6763.

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Many of us Carson City residents travel to the Carson Valley for the great recreational and open space opportunities the area has available. Here is some news from the CVTA:
The Carson Valley Trails Association (CVTA) is developing a 10-year Strategic Plan to ensure that our future projects and services meet the hiking, mountain biking [...]

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West Side Bike Path

This is a picture of the west side bike path that connects Ash Canyon to Combs Canyon, and runs behind WNCC. Since we all use our biking and walking paths at different times of the day, it can be hard to gauge how many people use them.

This wasn’t the case last Friday though! [...]

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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2008
Nevada trails Web site launched
Grant funding helps Great Basin Institute create new site
CARSON CITY, Nev. - A gateway to Nevada’s trails has just been created. A new Web site sure to appeal to Nevada residents and tourists alike offers a central location for the best and most comprehensive [...]

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