People care about the environment when they have a connection to it.  My love for our earth came from my outdoor experience as a snowboarder.  One day I was hiking up to a drop line, at the top of the piste I stopped to take in the vista and realized "wow, we live in a beautiful world, I am so grateful to be alive right now."  Snowboarding was my way to get outside and play when I was growing up.  As we have increased our infrastructure we have limited our ability to get OUTSIDE.  When we don't see the beauty of a forest, the ocean, a pond, a desert, a mountain, the wildlife we loose our connection, we stop caring.  The trail project is centered on getting people outside. 

Anura is building a network of free trail guides, trail trips (mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, horse back riding), and trail building/maintenance.  Our goal is to work in synergy with the national, state, and regional park system to give you a connection to the beauty that lies outside your door.
If you are feeling a little overwhelmed by the prospect of participating in our trail projects just do one thing, watch the sunset or the wind blowing the leaves in a tree or a squirrel trying to find an acorn, look for something beautiful in your environment and find it valuable.
Thank you!

If you feel excited about getting outside, either to be a new adventurer or bless us with your experience please contact us.

Trail Resources - my favorite list for places to play

No matter where you go or what you do remember to play

This is one of the best sites out there, my friend Ted created it, and it totally rocks!http://trailstv.com

Tahoe Rim Trail  http://www.tahoerimtrail.org/
National Parks http://www.nps.gov/
CA State Parks  http://www.parks.ca.gov/
Outward Bound  http://www.outwardbound.org/
NOLS  http://www.nols.edu/
Bay area Trails http://www.bahiker.com/
Road biking routes for the bay area http://www.bikecal.com/index.asp
Nor Cal mountain biking trails http://www.trails.com/stateactivity.aspx?area=12491