News: Trail News Round-Up

Our semi-regular selection of news stories from around the country (and sometimes around the globe) that we here at Adventures in the Outdoors have been following.  If we have missed a news stories about the outdoors, trails, hiking, climbing or any other outdoor adventure, here, on Twitter or on Facebook, let us know and we will get the word out for you.

• The SWEAT Crew Keep the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Shape Through Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Band-M Ledge Closed Till Further Notice (New England Climbing)
• The Public Sides With Point Reyes Wilderness
• Connect Cascade Locks Survey
• Sure-fire ways to heat up your performance
• NYS Senate Budget Cuts Land Conservation Funding
• Minimize Campfire Impacts
• Owl swooping on dogs on Berkeley hiking trail
  
• Nine years after severe injury, Lexington man to hike 2,200 miles
• Trail Magic
• Arches National Park makes hiking trail more accessible
  
• Europe's Top 10 Hiking Trails
• Park-Hopping in the Palisades: Hiking From the Temescal Gateway to Will Rogers State Historic Park
  
• Hiker fighting Bump and Grind trail cutoff gets state bighorn data
  
• Tuesday Travel Ticker: Half Dome hikers strike back
  
• Grand Canyon Hiker Dies Close To Her Goal
  

This is just a small selection from the many news stories that we cover on on Twitter and on Facebook.  Make sure you follow us there to get even more breaking news about the outdoors.