See my previous post if you don’t know what this is about. :)
After their camp was pretty much trashed by last night’s storms, the Longest Walk walkers got a very delayed start this morning. But they finally reached the City Market around 11:10 and after several speeches and a welcome by the Mayor, they continued south through downtown KC before turning east towards Independence.
Tomorrow they will continue east along 40 Hwy through Independence, Blue Springs, and Grain Valley.
Here’s a few pictures from today (click any to …

Longest Walk 2 is a 30th-anniversary commemorative walk from San Francisco to Washington, DC to raise awareness of environmental and human rights issues of concern to Native Americans. There are two groups of walkers, one following a southern route and the other following a northern route. The northern route crosses through the Kansas City area this weekend.
Continued….

This post is a final reminder of the free wilderness hike I am leading this Saturday at Monkey Mountain Nature Preserve in Grain Valley. It begins at 10am and should last about 2 to 2-1/2 hours. It will cover a distance of about 5 miles.
(If you’re not familiar with the area, Grain Valley is KC’s easternmost suburb… just east of Blue Springs on I-70.)
The hike is free and while moderately challenging, isn’t too difficult. This is a beautiful natural area and the weather on Saturday …

Longest Walk 2 is a 30th-anniversary commemorative walk from San Francisco to Washington, DC to raise awareness of environmental and human rights issues. There are two groups currently underway on this walk, one walking a southern route and the other walking a northern route. The band taking the northern route will each the Kansas City area on May 1 and I’m planning the route for their 3-day trek across the metro…

It’s that time of year again, time for me to announce the schedule of my Spring group walks. These walks are FREE, all you need to do is register. So if you want to get out to get some exercise, meeet new people, and see our area up close, sign up! Walks are coming up on April 26 and on May 18. Read on for details…

This past Saturday night I took part in Splutschnik III, the third installment of an all-walking downtown scavenger hunt / pub crawl. (Due to my computer being broken, it’s taken me a while to get an opportunity to upload my photos.)
My team consisted of myself, longtime drinking partner and friend “B”, friend Bill, and new friend Brad from the KCRag Forum.
Our team strategized well and we ended up setting a new record for the event, finishing beers at 20 bars in just under 4-1/2 …