March 2011 Blog Posts (6)
Log on Practice Walk #2 - Princeton to Bound Brook & Beyond
Elaborate planning usually makes me uneasy. And, so it was to start on our second practice walk for the Great Canal Walk on Sunday March 27, 2011. This time we would be checking out the prime real estate of the D&R Canal - the 20-mile section from Princeton to Bound Brook. Some things you can't plan for…
Added by Paul Kiczek on March 31, 2011 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment
How many miles?
Added by Doug Arbesfeld on March 23, 2011 at 9:25am — 2 Comments
Log for Practice Walk#1 - Trenton to Princeton - 3/20/11
Arriving at the D&R Canal’s Turning Basin parking lot by 6:45 a.m., I was on time to shuttle walkers at 7:00 to the Princeton Junction train station for our 7:27 train ride to Trenton. I ended up solo. Everything went according to plan except finding a legit public parking spot at the Junction. The station area was a… Continue
Added by Paul Kiczek on March 21, 2011 at 8:51pm — 6 Comments
Saturday March 20 2011
SUMMARY: Great Time! My thanks to Paul for his organization and talking to me on the phone, even though we never connected!
AND my thanks to the two good looking gentlemen I met in the Princeton Turning Basin Park on Alexander Road who encouraged me to tag along.
Afraid my bum knee would not hold up, but anxious to walk the Trenton piece of the trail, I drove down to Carnegie Rd (south of Mrs. G's), parked, and hobbled along south, departing at 8am. At…
ContinueAdded by Henry Murphy on March 21, 2011 at 5:12pm — No Comments
Walking to a deeper appreciation of NJ open spaces
From THE STATE WE'RE IN by Michele S. Byers, Executive Director, NJ Conservation Foundation, March 4, 2011
"Land is its own best advocate. Few indeed are those who can walk through the Garden State's spectacular natural areas and not want to see more land saved. This spring, let the land speak to you: Join the Cross-Jersey Walking Challenge!"
Well…
Added by Paul Kiczek on March 7, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments
The latest from Wisco -> Gov Walker's budget eliminates state money for bike/pedestrian improvements
Meanwhile, the City of Los Angeles has taken a different direction in its support of bicycling. On Tuesday, the city council approved a new blueprint for the city's…
ContinueAdded by Paul Kiczek on March 3, 2011 at 2:44pm — No Comments
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Just a few days ago, I noticed, maybe for the first time, the sounds of the Great Canal Walk. For most of the 40 miles and 15 hours that day there was an absence of sound in this body of water as still as glass on that calm day....
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Join us on our first Freewalkers Tour Vacation in Sept, 2013 for a true Western adventure in South Dakota, Mt. Rushmore, Walk the Badlands and Deadwood. Get the full itinerary here. To learn more…
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