Author: Don Gogniat

Don Gogniat worked as an administrator for Penn State University and Chancellor for Penn State York before retirement. He served in the Peace Corps and worked as regional planner for the Costa Rican National Planning Office. Gogniat also sailed multiple times on Semester at Sea where he taught geography, global studies, and served as Executive Dean. His hobbies include travel, billiards, hiking, biking, and photography. His photographic work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and juried exhibits. He plays a fair game of “nine ball.”

Heritage Rail Trail and Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail named Trail of the Month

It’s been an incredible couple months for the Grand History Trail. In addition to our very productive and well received six-day ride around the proposed trail route last month, the national Rails-to-Trail Conservancy named Pennsylvania’s Heritage Rail Trail County Park and Maryland’s Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail the Trail of the Month for September. Here’s an excerpt from an article…

York Dispatch highlights Grand History Trail

The Grand History Trail is gaining some more momentum. The York Dispatch recently posted an article about the Grand History Trail. Here’s an excerpt: “It would be a 250-mile loop, a giant, vaguely ovoid route connecting some of the most historical landmarks in the mid-Atlantic region. The Grand History Trail would run from York City to Gettysburg to Frederick, Maryland,…

On a Personal Note: Yoga

I was mowing the lawn a few days ago and fell going downhill.  I twisted my leg behind me and thought from the position I landed in that I was in real trouble.   With yoga I was as able to get up and move on without much of a problem.    Without yoga I think that fall would have…