Please help save the John Wayne Pioneer Trail

I am from Tekoa, Washington (population 843). We are your neighbors to the south. Though we are a small farming community on the Washington-Idaho border we are connected to many bigger cities by the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. If you were to leave your house this summer and get on a bike, horse, or sturdy hiking boots, you could cross almost the entire state on a path with no cars and end up in our town.

The trail is 285 miles long, a 100-foot wide ribbon of beauty extending through lush forests, dramatic scablands and the vibrant pastures of the Palouse. Each step offers peace, tranquility and...