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Stine believes that one of the best ways to preserve the past
is to use it responsibly. The active discovery of history through
cycling allows participation, not just observation. Stine
explains that TTHCE was born not only from a desire to further
cycling, but from an understanding that "identifying and
protecting old travel routes that connect these sites help us see
the bigger picture and link the pieces of our own past."
As people look for more meaning in their leisure time, both
heritage tourism and adventure tourism are on the rise. Dennis
Cohello, who has cycled more historic trails than most, asserts,
"Believe me, when you see over your handlebars the very spot
you read about the night before... you will get hooked on twowheeled
traveling through time." While this kind of adventuresome
travel often finds a younger audience, bicycle touring
has also become very popular with those in their 50s and 60s.
Nationally, the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail has
been a much-loved route since its creation in 1978. As the
bicentennial anniversary of the original Lewis & Clark expedition
neared in 2003, Adventure Cycling, the premier bicycle
touring organization in the United States, seized the opportunity
to create the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail (LCBT). Thegroup worked for two years mapping a route that was as close as
possible to the original trail, while at the same time, conducive
to cycling.
Back in the Lone Star state, Texas Bicycle Coalition, an
advocacy group, also realized the role that cycling could play in
promoting and preserving historical and scenic routes. The
Coalition spearheaded the Texas Bicycle Tourism Trails initiative,
which saw fruition in this past spring's legislature (Senate
Bill 602 amended Section 201.9025 of the Texas
Transportation Code). Under the law, the Coalition's Bicycle
Advisory Committee will work to identify possible bicycle
tourism trails or routes in the state.
With his previous experience as a Coalition staff member
and his appetite for history, Mark Stine developed TTHCE as
a historic storytelling operation to promote ecotourism trails.
To further the cause, Stine covered nearly 2,000 miles on his
bike in 2005 searching for the best historic routes. He traced
segments of the Great Western Cattle Trail, the chain of frontier
forts, Old Texas Highway 20, and El Camino Real de los
Tejas. When not on his bike, Stine poured over manuscripts
and historic documents pertaining to the sites in order to gainHER I TAGE WINTER 2006
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