John Peck from the Huntsville Times wrote a 16Aug07 story entitled, “City’s trails a 20-year effort.” In it he quotes National Geographic Adventure magazine’s September 2007 edition saying that Huntsville is one of America’s “top adventure towns.”
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Peck said, “National Geographic Adventure, which claims 2.3 million readers, chose Huntsville in a state-by-state survey of areas where adventure opportunities abound. The magazine hit the newsstands Tuesday. Hiking and mountain biking trails were singled out in a brief summation of Huntsville’s selection.”