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The grand opening of the America Discovery Trail is this
spring.  Related info is quoted below from these web sites.

http://www.backpacker.com/adt/
http://www.discoverytrail.org/team.html

ADT/Ford Adventure Team Celebrates Opening of America's
First Coast to Coast Trail!

The Ford Division of Ford Motor Company, the Exclusive
Automotive Sponsor of the ADT, is sponsoring the ADT Ford
Adventure Team. The Team is due to participate in events
with schools, trail clubs, biking organizations, civic
groups, elected officials and communities all along the
trail. The intent of the Team's journey is to share the
wonderful story of the ADT, the varied experiences of the
Team members, and to educate people on the wealth of
resources that America has to offer.

Haven't yet gotten out to the American Discovery Trail (ADT)
this summer? No worries. The ADT is coming to you. The ADT
Ford Adventure Team, in cooperation with BACKPACKER, the ADT
Society and Ford Motor Company, is hitting the road,
visiting cities and towns across the country to spread the
news about this peerless path.

The team, headed by ADT Society board member Brian Stark,
who ran most of the trail, will celebrate the official grand
opening of the ADT and help you discover it for yourself
through dozens of events. Some of team's highlights
include an Earth Day celebration, set for April 22 in
Oxford, Ohio, and the Millennium Trails Relay, June 3 in the
Colorado Springs, Colorado area (see events schedule)

April 10 -  6:30-8 p.m. - Patagonia - 1048 Wisconsin Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC


Team Presentation - Come hear the wonderful story of the
ADT, as well as the stories of the Team members - one who
ran the trail (4,800 miles over 8 months); an ultra
marathoner; another who walked 5,000 miles over a year and
a half; and a sports and physical fitness expert.


April 12  - 10:30 a.m. - Rock Creek Park (Pierce Mill),
Washington, DC
This event will serve as the official grand opening ceremony
of the trail in the District of Columbia.

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Submitted by Bill Clarke, Greenbelt MD
(with an apology to hard core cyclists who believe that
multi use trails are off topic)








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