# @etraintalks on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHOzxmLyF31
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27417701-etraintalks-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-15T19:21:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** E TRAIN TALKS - 12 Year Old Literacy Advocate (@etraintalks) — https://gondola.cc/etraintalks

## Caption

This was my first time walking the historic JOHNNY CASH TRAIL, named for the legendary singer & songwriter Johnny Cash. I did the 6 mile trek with my Dad & had a great time taking in the sites. It’s an easy walk, although it does take some time to complete. There are parts of the trail that line up with a noisy highway, but once passes, it’s back to nature & serenity.  I enjoyed the music references discovered along the journey, the dam, and the natural views. It’s also a great trail to bike as well! Be sure to check out the Johnny Cash Trail whenever you find yourself in Folsom, California. 
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The Johnny Cash Trail skirts the Folsom State Prison, which Cash sang about in his well-known 1955 song “Folsom Prison Blues.” The trail—formerly known as the Folsom Lake Trail due to its position at the south end of the lake—was renamed in honor of the late country music legend and is sometimes referred to as the Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Blues Trail.

The 2.5-mile trail connects the Folsom Lake Trail by way of a new bike/pedestrian over-crossing, beautifully inspired by the architecture of nearby Folsom Prison.  Along the trail, eight larger-than-life public art pieces will tell the story of Johnny Cash, his connection to Folsom Prison, and his epic musical career.

The trail  also includes an unusual bike and pedestrian bridge over Folsom Lake Crossing (a roadway) that was designed to look like guard towers from the prison.

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Before there was a trail, there was a prison performance. And that performance forever altered the career of a musician and the future of a small Northern California city.

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celebratenature, easyhike, folsomca, hike, hikingadventures, etrainhikescalifornia, nonprofit, johnnycashtrail, ethanhikescalifornia, naturalwonders, etraintalks

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