Monthly Archives: November 2011
You can support trail health
Greenways support diversity
A better way to run
Since many users of the Pumpkinvine are runners, I’m linking an article from the New York Times magazine about an interesting approach to running that claims to cause many fewer or no injuries, something the article claims is a problem for the vast majority (79%) of all runners. The Once and Future Way to Run
Elkhart County Parks annual photo contest
One of the contest categories in this year’s photo contest is “Focus on the Pumpkinvine”
Photos in this category should capture the character of this blossoming county park. Photos in this category must be taken within the boundaries of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail.
Friends of the Pumpkinvine on Facebook
We are nearing 600 fans on our Friends of the Pumpkinvine Facebook page. Friends of the Pumpkinvine on Facebook. Most of the People I don’t know. It’s an entirely new set of connections to this project. Will they become supporters? That’s the question.
Family moved to Goshen in part because of Pumpkinvine
A letter in today’s Goshen News from Valerie Collins mentions the fact that one of the reasons she and her husband moved to Goshen was because of the bike trails, and one of the reasons they checked out Goshen was that they heard of “The Pumpkinvine Trail.” So it is true, at least for this family, that people make major choices in life, like where to live, based on things like the presence of trails. As he says, it indicates that “this was a community that cared for the residents who lived here.” Here’s the whole article: Letter to Goshen News, Nov. 1, 2011