The Adventure Guys
We admit it. We've got great jobs. How many people get told by their bosses to go out and play? We write about those experiences each Thursday in The News Tribune’s Adventure section. But there's always more to the story. Here, Craig Hill and Jeffrey P. Mayor will share the inside stories on their adventures - including their misadventures - plus post news and answer your questions.

CRAIG HILL

Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about  adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com

JEFFREY P. MAYOR

Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com

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The inside story on outside recreation for South Puget Sound and beyond
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Posted by Craig Hill @ 07:21:03 am

Apparently Washington is most bike friendly state in the country.

That’s according to the League of American Bicyclists, a Washington D.C.-based cycling advocacy group. The group recently released a ranking of the top states.

The criteria for the rankings included responses to questionnaires, legistlation, policies, programs, infrastructure, education and many other factors.

Washington was followed by Wisconsin, Arizona and Oregon.

“While every state has room to improve in making bicycling a preferred mode of transportation and accessible form of recreation, Washington is making the greatest strides to make this a reality,” said Andy Clarke, the league’s president, in a prepared statement.

The organization credited Washington bike laws, maps, a growing trail network and state funding for cycling related programs for its high ranking.

West Virginia finished last on the list.

This is the first time the organization has ranked the states, but it plans to do the rankings each year.


RANK STATE
1 Washington
2 Wisconsin
3 Arizona
4 Oregon
5 Minnesota
6 Maine
7 Illinois
8 New
Hampshire
9 New
Jersey
10 Michigan
11 Utah
12 North
Carolina
13 Hawaii
14 California
15 South
Carolina
16 Massachusets
17 Vermont
18 Wyoming
19 Nevada
20 Florida
21 Iowa
22 Nevada
23 Virginia
24 Indiana
25 Kansas
26 Louisiana
27 Rhode
Island
28 Kentucky
29 Missouri
30 Texas
31 Delaware
32 Ohio
33 Nebraska
34 New
York
35 Maryland
36 Tennessee
37 Idaho
38 Pennsylvania
39 Arkansas
40 Alaska
41 Connecticut
42 Oklahoma
43 South
Dakota
44 Montana
45 New
Mexico
46 North
Dakota
47 Mississippi
48 Alabama
49 Georgia
50 West
Virginia





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