Meeting regarding statewide trail network set for next Wednesday

A meeting related to the Adams-Whitman County Palouse to Cascades Trail will be held in Ritzville next Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 6-8 p.m. in the Washington Association of Wheat Growers building.

Formerly called the John Wayne Pioneer Trail, the 212-mile route spans eastern Washington and is planned to connect to existing northern Idaho trails, providing opportunity for users to travel from the Cascades to Lookout Pass – and even further, along the former Milwaukee Road rail right-of-way.

According to a press release, plans envision ties throughout western Washington as well, which would allow it...