One of the most scenic sections of the Grey Canal Trail is the hillside west of Vernon. Every spring, the bright yellow blooms of arrowleaf balsamroot aka Okanagan sunflowers adorn the gentle slopes.

From its dock in Fairport, New York, the boat will participate in celebrations and events for the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal this year. Long before Poinan Grimes’s family’s journey, other ...

This year’s bicentennial events include a 400-mile bike ride, history tours and canal concerts along one of North America’s most significant man-made waterways.

The Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse will host “Wednesday at the Weighlock,” a July 30 event featuring craft beers brewed for the bicentennial and an educational talk on subjects including the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – With the New York State Canal set to open for its Bicentennial year, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the NYS Canal Corporation have announced a list of ...

For a longer ride, continue on the Red Canyon Bike Trail, which runs 12 miles west from Bryce Canyon City to Thunder Mountain Trailhead. While it parallels Highway 12, the scenery makes it worth it.

Celebrate National Bike Month this May in these nine national parks with scenic and family-friendly trails. Photo credit: Simply Awesome Trips. Acadia National Park. With 45 miles of carriage roads ...

More than 330 million visitors explored national parks last year — a new record number. Parking is often at a premium in many of the ... Read moreThe post 9 ...

The C&O Canal Towpath from Cumberland to Georgetown is featured on a six-day Pittsburgh to D.C. bike tour Following the Potomac River, the C&O Canal Towpath traverses the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal ...

By Karen Rubin, Travel Features Syndicate, goingplacesfarandnear.com The annual eight-day Parks & Trails Cycle the Erie Canalway bike tour from Buffalo to Albany is 400 miles and 400 years of ...

Communities along the Cayuga-Seneca Canal have been selected for the Empire State Trail Town program administered by Parks & Trails New York.