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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…
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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
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
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
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…
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NJ Pedestrians Warning - Routes 9, 549 deadly for pedestrians
The most dangerous highways for pedestrians in the state are those with lots of shopping centers along them. A Tri-State Transportation Campaign report about pedestrian fatalities released Wednesday lists highways including Routes 1, 9, 22, 46 and 30, which led multiple counties in the number of pedestrian deaths between 2007 and 2009.…
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Can you walk 100 miles across the state of New Jersey in 2011?
The FreeWalkers are partnering with the East Coast Greenway Alliance to create a new program called the …
Added by Paul Kiczek on January 9, 2011 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments
Join a Naturally Historic Walk Along the D&R Canal on April 9, 2011
Starting from the Delaware River, trace the footsteps of this 175 year old waterway and transportation system across Central New Jersey - from Trenton to New Brunswick. The TR2NB40 - Great Canal Walk, a…
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First Annual Christmas Day Marathon in NYC
The first annual Christmas Day Marathon will take place at 11:00AM on Saturday, December 25, 2010 in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, New York City! This is a free, fee-less event. Mike Oliva (East Coast Greenway, Trail Coordinator) and friends are helping organize event. It's a marathon but walkers are…
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Sign gives pedestrians the middle finger
An electronic pedestrian traffic light sign in Washington is getting the attention of local residents because it mistakenly gives them the middle finger.Click here for story.
Added by Paul Kiczek on December 3, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments
U.S. Department of Transportation Supports Walk-Friendly Communities
U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood recently announced the Walk Friendly Communities (WFC) program, an initiative that "will recognize communities that are working to improve a wide range of conditions… Continue
Added by Paul Kiczek on December 1, 2010 at 4:12pm — No Comments
Motorists learn 'the hard way' about new pedestrian crosswalk law with police decoys
Since April of this year, the new pro-pedestrian law requires cars to stop within designated pedestrian crossings or face a $200 fine, court costs and 2 points against the driver's record. Now, the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety is providing grants from $10,000 to $12,000 in 2010-11 to several North Jersey police departments to run decoy programs where cops act as pedestrians to catch scofflaw drivers. That should get the driver's attention while protecting pedestrians and… Continue
Added by Paul Kiczek on December 1, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
East Coast Greenway NJ Progress Should Improve The Big Walk 2011
The ECGA folks who helped make our 50-mile "Big Walk" event a success last May have been busy working on improvements on the New Jersey segment of the Greenway thanks to their funding partners. More path signs, alternative routing between Newark and Jersey City and shared bike lanes.… Continue
Added by Paul Kiczek on November 26, 2010 at 3:12pm — No Comments
Ironbound Walk & FreeWalkers Get Together
To wrap up a successful year with two long distance walks, 19 FreeWalkers got together to walk and celebrate - two things we do pretty well - in the Ironbound section of Newark, this… Continue
Added by Paul Kiczek on November 10, 2010 at 12:49pm — No Comments
Log for Lenape34 - 10/11/10 - The Origins Walk - Millburn to Newark
My mind cleared quickly from a mental morning fog as I put down the first step of maybe 75,000 that day at the Millburn train station. Beginning in Morristown, I was stepping off the NJ Transit #0404 train transfer from… Continue
Added by Paul Kiczek on November 1, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments
Brookdale Park to Newark - 3rd Practice Walk
This was the third practice walk before the Columbus Day LENAPE34. During the 12-mile walk we went through some of the most densely populated towns in New Jersey. 
But we also passed through some of the most beautiful parks in…
Added by Paul Kiczek on October 4, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments
Log for LENAPE34 Practice Walk 2 - Verona-to-Montclair - 9/25/10
We started with good weather in the mid 70s, meeting at the clearly marked Lenape Trail sign in Verona Park. Our small group of eight, which included a dad and his two boys, a husband and wife, and three veteran walkers, was energetic and ready…
Added by Paul Kiczek on September 28, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments
Circling Manhattan (Bring Extra Socks)
Each spring for the past 25 years, scores of people have done a walk around the perimeter of Manhattan as part of the Great Saunter, started by Cy A. Adler, now 82, who also wrote the 2003 book on the subject, “Walking Manhattan’s Rim,” ...Hey, that's cool stuff in Manhattan but 32 miles is not "The Big Walk - NJ2NY50" 50 miles, or even the "The Origins Walk - LENAPE34" @ 34 miles is it?…
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Added by Paul Kiczek on September 23, 2010 at 2:02pm — No Comments
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X-Jersey Challenge
Here is the current status of entrants for the Cross-Jersey Challenge as of 5/30/13. The goal is 100 miles by the end of the 2013.
Go to http://crossjerseywalk.org to enter your 2013 mileage to qualify.
| Miles | ||
| Glenn | Markulin | 96 |
| Paul | Kiczek | 92 |
| Albert | Walker | 65 |
| Daniel | Jeffrey | 55 |
| David | Ascher | 54 |
| Divia | Arpino | 53 |
| William | Radkovich | 46 |
| Jessica | Wachtel | 12 |
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Distant Thoughts
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....
Cross-Jersey Challenge
The 2013 Cross-Jersey Challenge has started. Check out the event schedule for upcoming events that will put you on the map for 2013.
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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…
ContinueCreated by Paul Kiczek Apr 3, 2013 at 9:35pm. Last updated by Paul Kiczek Apr 3.
Walking with Bobby Kennedy
Here's the story of how the 50-Mile Kennedy Walk happened from the Distant Thoughts Tumblr Blog.
Created by Paul Kiczek Mar 1, 2013 at 2:47pm. Last updated by Paul Kiczek Apr 3.
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