Paul Kiczek's Blog – April 2011 Archive (5)
Hoboken Makes Gold - Walk Friendly Communities
Although we only skirted the edge of Hoboken last year, David Loutzenheiser, passed on this news item that Hoboken had recently won a Gold-level for Walk Friendly Communities. A tip of the hat to our NJ community and New York City neighbor. As anyone who has been through there lately, its a great place to walk but a sorry place to park a car.…
Added by Paul Kiczek on April 27, 2011 at 8:30pm — No Comments
Log for NB2MP10 - 4/16/11 - The Tween Walk - New Brunswick to Metropark
It was cold and damp enough at 8:15 a.m. when I joined our large group gathering in the New Brunswick train station. I and maybe 10 other FreeWalkers had come off the train from Metropark where we had parked. The station provided some indoor shelter with a Dunkin Donuts and bathrooms within.…
Added by Paul Kiczek on April 21, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments
2 Down & 1 BIG WALK to go!
FYI FreeWalkers: Mike Kruimer, our trusty SAG support guy with the van, wrote this report up on our last Tween Walk between New Brunswick and Metropark on Saturday 4/16/11. He's the Chairman of the NJ Committee for the East Coast Greenway Alliance and Board Member of NJ Bike & Walk Coalition.
April 17th, 2011
On April 16th, the Freewalkers (www.freewalkers.org) completed their second phase of a three…
ContinueAdded by Paul Kiczek on April 18, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Log for TR2NB40 - 4/9/11 - Great Canal Walk - Trenton to New Brunswick
With a shifting weather forecast it was hard to say how this day would turn out when I got up at 4:00 a.m. The day before had been rainy. The trail could be muddy. But for now there was nothing stopping the assault of our feet on the great D&R Canal.… Continue
Added by Paul Kiczek on April 12, 2011 at 10:00pm — 4 Comments
"Hiking from Trenton to New Brunswick" MyCentralJersey.com
April 2, 2011 - Here's a great article on upcoming FreeWalkers' Great Canal Walk and the East Coast Greenway. We made the Home Tribune front page on this one. The author covers some good points of our walks and the…
Added by Paul Kiczek on April 3, 2011 at 9:53pm — No Comments
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The Sounds of a Long Walk
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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Walk the Badlands
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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Walking with Bobby Kennedy
Here's the story of how the 50-Mile Kennedy Walk happened from the Distant Thoughts Tumblr Blog.
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