One of the advantages of being a Shorewalker is that we have many friends in New York City, which enables us sometimes to get exclusive access to certain events and locations. In this case it was Sigrid Stropnik, our board treasurer, hike leader and born Austrian, who introduced us to the ...
By Laura Clark, Brigitte Stark-Merklein and Maureen Barodin (Shorewalkers Hike Leader Committee). At the beginning of the new year, the Shorewalkers Hike Leader Committee had the enjoyable task of reviewing our hike leaders’ accomplishments in 2022. As we were putting together a summary of the year’s hikes, we couldn’t help ...
Four hundred twenty-five people took part in the Great Saunter Challenge 2022, including participants from 32 states, Canada and the United Kingdon. Twenty Shorewalkers hike leaders led 18 hikes in the 16-day challenge. Below are some of the images that were shared with Shorewalkers. Top row from left: Joseph ...
Stephan Nisbet, a retired journalist living in Edinburgh, Scotland, sent us his experience of attending the rainiest Great Saunter. Being from Scotland, this Saunter for him was just another walk in the rain. Justine Watel, cold, with muscles cramping, and now walking alone with about 4 miles left to reach ...
The 35th anniversary of Shorewalkers Great Saunter will best be remembered for the worst weather ever: rain, cold, and wind. This saunter especially was a test of the mental and physical capabilities, as well as the determination of all participants. Despite the rain gear, ponchos, and other waterproofs, everyone was ...
We want to thank the many people who published their videos taken on walks with Shorewalkers which we are re-posting. Have a video you would like to share? Email us at mail@shorewalkers.org, and include the link to your video. Great Saunter Great Saunter 2014 The Walks Kissina Park in Autumn ...
Thirty-five years ago--January 5, 1987 to be exact, Rachel Donner, a still current hike leader for Shorewalkers wrote an article (reprinted below) for the newsletter explaining our mission to preserve and protect the shores. On January fourth, the first Sunday of the new year, 17 Shorewalkers assembled at the South ...
Exploring San Diego on foot, was a completely new experience from my usual drives through the area. Starting with a night walk, I toured the downtown area, from the Star of India clipper ship to Petco Park through the lively Gaslamp district, with visitors packing the sidewalk tables of all ...
I’ve always had an interest in street art, which may have been sparked from my time working in the advertising industry. Back in the day, large scale murals displayed on billboards were hand painted, rather than digitally created, printed and applied as many are today. They were true works of ...
Interview with Shorewalkers’ Hike Leader Brigitte Stark-Merklein (by Christine Yost, June 2021) “An intriguing and surprising tour,” I found myself thinking as I continued along with Shorewalkers’ hike leader Brigitte Stark-Merklein on her recent “Murals of Spanish Harlem” walk. At the start, Brigitte provided an overview of the streets ...
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