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Lauren Manning

Name: Lauren Manning Age: 28 Current City/State: Kansas City, MO Hometown: St. Joseph, MO Education: Urban Studies-Neighborhood Development and Housing at University of Missouri at Kansas City Trails Represented: Pony Express, Oregon, California, and Lewis and Clark national historic trails Federal Agency/Nonprofit Employers: City of…

Taylor Houghton

Name: Taylor Houghton Age: 21 Current City/State: Whitewater, WI Hometown: Fox Lake, IL Education: Environmental Science at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Trail Represented: Ice Age National Scenic Trail Federal Agency/Nonprofit Employer: Ice Age Trail Alliance (IATA) Internship Title: Outreach and Education Intern Scope of Internship: Assist…

Halle Goldstein

Name: Halle Goldstein Age: 22 Current City/State: Tallahassee, FL Education: Psychology at Florida State University Trail Represented: Florida National Scenic Trail Hometown: Fort Myers, FL Federal Agency/Nonprofit Employer: Florida Trail Association Internship Title: Florida Trail Program Intern Scope of Internship: Marketing the trail and creating…

Gabriel Chevalier

Name: Gabriel Chevalier Age: 24 Current City/State: Northampton, MA Hometown: Ashfield, MA Education: Geology/Environmental Science at Mount Holyoke College Trail Represented: New England National Scenic Trail (NET) Federal Agency/Nonprofit Employer: Appalachian Mountain Club Internship Title: NET Outreach and Communications Coordinator Scope of Internship: Creation and…

Keko’o Brown

Name: Keko’o Brown Age: 29 Current City/State: Mountain View, HI Hometown: Moku o Keawe, HI Education: Anthropology/Hawaiian Archaeology at University of Hawaii at Hilo Trail Represented: Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Federal Agency/Nonprofit Employer: Ala Kahakai Trail Association Internship Title: Community Outreach and Education Intern…

Christopher Solan

Name: Christopher Solan Age: 17 Current City/State: Bridgewater, NJ Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ Trail Represented: Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Federal Agency/Nonprofit Employer: National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route NHT Association Inc. Internship Title: Research and Information Specialist Scope of Internship: To create a driving, walking, or…

Courtney Bringhurst

Name: Courtney Bringhurst Age: 27 Current City/State: Salt Lake City, UT Hometown: Shippensburg, PA Education: Recreation Management/Landscape Architecture at Utah State University Trail Represented: Old Spanish National Historic Trail Federal Agency/Nonprofit Employer: Bureau of Land Management Internship Title: Old Spanish Trail Recreation and Management Strategy…

Blazing into history along the CDT

by Amanda Wheelock, Marketing and Communications Specialist, Continental Divide Trail Coalition Travelers along the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) face many challenges. The trail traverses long waterless stretches in New Mexico’s deserts and Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin, soars to elevations reaching over 14,000 feet, and crosses snowfields…

Lewis and Clark trail looks east: Eastern Legacy Extension Act passes House on historic trail’s 40th anniversary

by Lindy Hatcher, Executive Director, Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Adapted from House testimony The Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation is pleased to celebrate the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage, on the 40th anniversary of the designation of the Lewis and Clark National Historic…

Old Spanish NHT to be featured in 2019 documentary film

by Vicki Felmlee, President, Old Spanish Trail Association The Museum of Moab, working with a consortium of partners such as the Old Spanish Trail Association, is producing a documentary film about the Old Spanish National Historic Trail (OST) and its history in Eastern Utah. The 14 official…