Julie Brown

Here’s What the ‘America the Beautiful’ Plan Could Mean for Lovers of Public Lands

Julie Brown|September 8, 2021

When BJ Orozco is walking through far-out landscapes in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, he keeps an eye out for tracks. Wildlife is sparse in the r...

Where Can I Ride My E-Bike on Federal Lands?

Julie Brown|March 31, 2021

The Arizona National Scenic Trail spans 800 miles between Mexico and Utah and weaves through deserts, mountains, canyons, wilderness areas and national parks. O...

A New Backcountry Ski Area Opens in Colorado

Julie Brown|March 6, 2020

Mid-February and opening day at Bluebird Backcountry’s new ski area at Peak Ranch in Colorado, two hours from Denver, was just as the name suggests: sunny sky w...

A person stands on a rock overlooking Lake Tahoe near a mountain bike trail

How to Get Trails Built In Three “Easy” Steps

Julie Brown|January 1, 2020

Chris McNamara has ideas—big ones. A professional climber and writer based in South Lake Tahoe, California, he also has experience acting on them. Like in 1999,...

Cyclists ride trails in Bellingham, Washington.

Can You Ride Electric Bikes On Public Lands?

Julie Brown|September 23, 2019

Acadia National Park’s carriage roads are a unique cultural resource within the National Park Service (NPS), perhaps even the country. The 45-mile net...

Where’s Debbie? A Look at the Volunteer Force Behind Northern California’s Downieville Classic

Julie Brown|September 12, 2019

The Start Mountain bikes are everywhere: on car racks, in truck beds and vans, leaning against buildings, and pedaling up and down both lanes of this rural mou...

The Complicated Story Behind Bike Helmet Safety

Julie Brown|July 1, 2019

It’s obvious why we wear helmets while riding a bicycle. Research shows that cycling is responsible for more head injuries than any other sport or recreational ...

Ayesha McGowan leans on the handlebars of her bike while wearing a helmet, glasses, and a bike jersey

Ayesha McGowan Is Having Her Best Season Yet

Julie Brown|June 27, 2019

On the first day of 2015, Ayesha McGowan published a to-do list on her blog, “A Quick Brown Fox.” On her list: Get more women/women of color on bikes U...

These Athletes Have a Direct Line to Cannondale Women’s Bike Development

Julie Brown|May 22, 2019

When Shannon Gibson recruited athletes to join the women’s mountain bike team she was creating in 2010, she knew what she was looking for. “I wanted to pick...

A woman biking in the middle of traffic.

These Are the Most Bikeable Cities in the United States

Julie Brown|May 9, 2019

If you like to ride bikes, then you may be interested to hear how your community compares in terms of bikeability with others across the nation. The PeopleForBi...

New Product Spotlight: The Cannondale Habit 5 & Cannondale Topstone Bikes

Julie Brown|April 12, 2019

The network of trails in Washington’s Raging River State Forest are an ongoing labor of love, built by the state’s Department of Natural Resources and the Everg...

David Bernhardt at a Senate committee hearing

Senators Press Interior Secretary Nominee David Bernhardt on Public Lands During Committee Hearing

Julie Brown|March 29, 2019

“We need experience around here,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, in her opening statement f...

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