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Walking Trip and Event Reports

We have several great correspondants who tell us about their walking experiences. Sit back, buckle your seat belt, and enjoy the trail through their eyes. Then put on your walking shoes and go exploring!

Western USA and Canada

Walkin' California
Elizabeth Mitchell with photos and story from walking convention at Dana Point, Balboa Island and San Juan Capistrano, California

Bataan Death March Memorial Walk
Yearly event in New Mexico.

Portland-to-Coast Walk 1997   and 1998 and 1999
Walking the Portland-to-Coast Relay

Vancouver USA Discovery Walk 1997 1998 1999
Your Guide Wendy helped organize this newest International Marching League walk in Vancouver, Washington. Come on over every 4th weekend of April!

Victoria International Blossom Walks 1998 and 1999
Canada's International Marching League event, third weekend of April yearly.

Tualatin, Oregon
Your Guide, Wendy hosts a walking event in her own town, in the rain.

Sellwood and along the Willamette, Portland, Oregon
Wendy walks along the river and shops at Columbia Sportswear Outlet.

Cedar Hills, Oregon
Wendy walks around a pleasant Portland suburb.

Downtown Portland and Tualatin, Oregon
From your Guide, Wendy.

Champoeg State Park March For Parks, Oregon
Walking in the state park where the first government in Oregon was formed.

Tulips, Trilliums, and Cults
Walking in Waldport, Monitor, and Tryon Creek State Park, Oregon

Tamanawas Falls and Paralyzed Veterans Walk, Run and Roll
Oregon and Washington events from your Guide, Wendy

Walking with Llamas
Enjoying Oregon's Wallowa Mountains by llama packing.

Walking Las Vegas, Nevada
Wendy gambols and gambles.

Eastern USA

Kevin Shaw: Our Walking Walrus and Darwin White, our Texas Trekker report on walking events.
Kevin walks with his dogs and daughter and reports on every walking event he enjoys, almost weekly. He walks in Maryland, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia generally. A full list of his past columns are included in each report.  Darwin White walks in the Dallas, Texas area with his family.

AVA Walking Convention, North Carolina
When 800 walkers get together, there's plenty of fun.

1998 Disney World Marathon
 Charles Cohn reports.

1999 Disney World Marathon
by Charles Cohn.

Myrtle Beach Marathon
Charles reports on the 1998 event.

Myrtle Beach Marathon 1999

Charles Cohn reports.

Madison Marathon Walk and Half-Marathon Walk, WI
Charles Cohn walks the marathon

Walking Manassas and Gettysburg
A weekend of hiking and walking Civil War battlefields and other great areas with Don and Mimi.

West Virginia with the Janes
Don and Mimi walk West Virginia

Walking the Virginia Tidewater
Don and Mimi walk in coastal Virginia

Walking North Carolina
Don and Mimi walk in North Carolina

Walking the Outer Banks
Don and Mimi walk in the Outer Banks, North Carolina

Australia

Melanie's First Marathon Walk
Melanie Jonker shares her training schedule and triumph in completing her first walking marathon.

Gold Coast Ultra Walk
Melanie Jonker walks 50K at the Queensland, Australia Gold Coast Ultra.

Glasshouse Mountains Ultra Walk
Melanie Jonker does a tough 50 mile walk.

Europe

IVV Olympiad Report
Regina Overholt walks the IVV Olympiad in Finland and enjoys walks in Russia and Estonia.

The Nijmegen Four Days March - Vierdaagse
Your Guide Wendy leads you through the biggest walk in the world.

Walking the Nijmegen Vierdaagse
Our correspondant Christina Elsenga walks the granddaddy of all walking events - the 50K/day/4 days walk in the Netherlands.

Walking in Viborg, Denmark
Our correspondant Christina Elsenga sends personal highlights from the seven-day walk in Denmark.

Nijmegen-Rotterdam 160 KILOMETER
Christina Elsenga walks across the Netherlands.

Castlebar Four Days' Walk, Ireland
Diane Ference tells of walking this IML event.

Shiedam 100 Miles in 24 Hours
Correspondant Christina Elsenga takes us on this ultrawalk.

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