GPT Photo of the Week
The White River Trail – Nebraska
GPT Photo of the Week
Deep in Nebraska National Forest
GPT – Photo of the Week
This week’s beautiful photo comes from Steven Maul who lives in Nebraska. Here is what he had to say about it, and we couldn’t agree more! Thanks Steven! I tend to focus more on the weather, miles hiked, water supplies, and food for the day more so than on what may be at my feet. […]
GPT Photo of the Week
This week’s photo comes from John Bicknell. He submitted his shot taken from high atop Scotts Bluff in the summer of 2017. Thanks John! It’s not too late to add your photos to the mix. Just email them to smyers@greatplainstrail.org
GPT Photo of the Week – Call for Submissions
Got a photo that’s Great Plains related? It could be scenery or wildlife or historical or anything creative you can come up with. Email us at smyers@greatplainstrail.org We’ll post the best ones here to the blog. Any information/narrative that you want to add to the photo would also be awesome. If we use your photo […]
GPT Photo of the Week
Sitting Bull Falls, New Mexico.
GPT Photo of the Week
Ok. I know. It’s been a really long time since the last photo of the week. Let’s just say it’s been a little more than a week, more than a month?, two months? I could make a ton of excuses, but I won’t. It’s time to get back into the swing of things. In that […]
Upcoming Event!
What: Presentation on the Great Plains Trail by GPTA founder Steve Myers Where: Longmont Public Library – 409 4th Ave, Longmont, CO 80501 When: Thursday, March 14th at 7:00 pm
Camping on the GPT
Here’s a newsletter article from board member Drew Smith: Camping on the GPT The GPT differs from other long trails in that most of the land it traverses is private, not public. For purposes of finding a continuous walkable route from Texas to Canada, this is not as big a barrier as you might guess. […]
Partners on the GPT
In the continuing series of posts from our recent newsletter, here is board member Luke (Strider) Jordan on how to maintain the long term health of the GPT: Building Partnerships The Great Plains Trail is new on the stage of long-distance trails. 2018 brought a lot of successes and progress to the overall development […]
How to Help the GPTA
I’ll be posting some articles from our most recent newsletter to start off in 2019. Here’s is an article from GPTA board member Kevin Purdy: 5 Ways to Help the Great Plains Trail The Great Plains Trail needs your help in turning an incredible dream into an amazing reality. We have already taken the first […]
GPT Photo of the Week
The North Dakota prairie potholes in spring from an observation tower in Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge – near the northern terminus of the GPT.
