By Claire Walter on May 8, 2013
More River Walk mileage good for fitness walking The San Antonio River through the heart of the city long ago was channeled and is no longer truly natural, but the pay-off is the River Walk, a lively recreation and entertainment area. To attract visitors and as a local asset as well, architect Robert H. H. Hugman developed River [...]
Posted in Travel | Tagged San Antonio River Walk |
By Claire Walter on January 29, 2012
Nordic Walkers spotted at Israel/Jordan border crossing While in the Middle East recently, I half expected to see some Nordic Walkers on the broad recreational path along Tel Aviv’s scenic Mediterranean shoreline or in Eilat where the paved path skirting the Red Sea is referred to as “the boardwalk.” I didn’t spot any Nordic Walkers either [...]
Posted in Travel | Tagged Petra |
By Claire Walter on January 1, 2012
Free entry to & activities in archeological park in January and February My resolution again is to be more conscientious about maintaining this blog to encourage people to pick up poles for Nordic Walking whenever and wherever the ground is bare and poles plus snowshoes when it’s covered in white. There’s good news for snowshoers [...]
Posted in Snowshoeing, Trails, Travel | Tagged Mesa Verde National Park, Snowshoeing |
By Claire Walter on November 5, 2011
Schedule leaves no time for New Zealand coastal city’s fine recreational paths I’m in New Zealand to attend the Society of American Travel Writers annual convention that will take place in Wellington on the south end of the North Island. My husband and I are part of a small group exploring wineries and restaurants of the Hawke’s Bay/Napier [...]
Posted in Trails, Travel | Tagged Napier, New Zealand |
By Claire Walter on October 28, 2011
New cabin near Leadville, Colorado, ready for winter occupancy Access to most of the 19 huts, cabins and A-frames owned or managed by the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association is quite challenging for most snowshoers, requiring a long trek with a full pack from a trailhead and an equally grueling return, often with significant elevation gain. [...]
Posted in Snowshoeing, Travel | Tagged 10th Mountain Division Hut Association, backcountry cabin, backcountry hut |
By Claire Walter on October 16, 2011
Martin Sheen on screen is paving the way for American tourists to walk across northern Spain When Eat, Pray, Love became a bestseller and then a movie, American women (in particular) headed for Italy, India and Indonesia to find themselves and their soulmates. Sheen carries a single picturesque wooden walking pole, but of course, modern-day [...]
Posted in Europe, Groups, Travel |
By Claire Walter on December 21, 2010
Writer finds quiet sports that highlight the wintry months on Wisconsin peninsula Door County occupies a slender finger of land in the eastern Wisconsin, lying north/northeast of Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay, which is the Door County gateway community as well as home to the NFL’s Packers. The county, which is to say the [...]
Posted in Blog, Snow, Snowshoeing, Travel | Tagged Wisconsin |
By Claire Walter on October 29, 2010
More precisely, Rick Deutsch’s annual Nordic Walking presentations on a cruise ship that floats on the water San Jose, California-based trekker, guide and Nordic Walking instructor Rick Deutsch again led complimentary classes for passengers aboard Crystal Cruise’s “Serenity,” sailing around the boot of Italy from Venice to Monte Carlo. The cruise line reports that since the Nordic [...]
Posted in Europe, Groups, Poles, Stores, Travel | Tagged cruise |
By Claire Walter on October 6, 2010
Baiersbronn accommodates Nordic Walkers If you ever want confirmation that Germany is geared up for Nordic Walking, head to the Black Forest and especially to Baiersbronn,the largest town in the region that in itself consists of nine villages. It promotes itself as “Wanderhimmel,” which means hiking heaven. I think it is also Nordic Walking Nirvana. It is [...]
Posted in Europe, Stores, Travel | Tagged Black Forest vacation, Nordic Walking vacation |
By Claire Walter on October 1, 2010
Two itineraries aimed at fitness walkers & leisure walkers I have a T-shirt showing a road sign with an image of a kangaroo and a diagonal line through it and a acaption that reads: “No Kangaroos in Austria.” My then young-teen son brought it to me from a People to People exchange program to Europe. When [...]
Posted in Europe, Travel | Tagged Nordic Walking in Austria |
