Nick Ryan | Copper Harbor Trails Club Trails Coordinator | 204
Topics Include:
- Giving Tuesday for Copper Harbor Trails Club
- Looking back at the 2025 achievements by the Copper Harbor Trails Club
- Looking forward at the 2026 goals
- Wrapping up the Keweenaw Point Trail in 2026
- Winter Trails around Copper Harbor that the far east end of the Keweenaw Peninsula
- More than double your donation through the Giving Tuesday Campaign when you donate through the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation to the Copper Harbor Trails Club
- The Nick Ryan backstory on how he got into mountain biking
- Why Nick chose Copper Harbor as a place to work
- Enrolling into the Northwest Arkansas Trail Technician Program
- Going deeper on the importance of Planning and Design for trails
- Building Experiences
- The International Trail Rating System and traveling to Europe to attend the certification course
- International Trail Rating System Details
- Copper Harbor Trails Club adopting the International Trail Rating System
- Going deeper on wayfinding
- Things that Nick learned generally speaking while in Europe
- What Nick Looks for in a Trail Community
- Trail Maintenance and the value / and importance of Trail Maintenance
- Closing Comments
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Copper Shores Community Health Foundation | Giving Tuesday: https://www.coppershores.org/giving-tuesday
Copper Harbor Trails Club: https://www.copperharbortrails.org/
Northwest Arkansas Community College Trail Technician Program: https://www.nwacc.edu/academicdivisions/trailstrades/trailtechnician/
International Trail Rating System: https://itrs.bike/
Show Support By:
Outdoor Marketing Bootcamp: https://www.outdoormarketingbootcamp.com/
KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh
Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/josh
Smith’s Bike Shop – 130 Years of Excellence: www.smithsbikes.com
Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
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