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Hello, Sailors… and lots of miles 1/2
it all started with the sun finally coming out after a long week of rain, rain, rain and more rain. Combine that with a half day, Fleet Week and my love of the waterfront and New York history…. « prev...
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#GreatManhattanLoop: Upper West Side
Sometime during yesterday’s walk when I was uploading photos to Instagram, #greatmanhattanloop hit me. It’s perfect for this little endeavor of mine, which reached 2012: Stage 3 yesterday. I know I’m...
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that was never meant to be as long, but felt much longer on my feet. I headed downtown to go to the New Museum’s Block Party with the plan of spending some time there and then walking home along the...
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Manhattan: You’re Taller Than You Look
Taller? Longer? Whichever… it’s deceptive! « prev 1 2 next » (19 Photos) Ever since I came home from the walk to the GWB/Light House last summer, I regretted not knowing how close I was to...
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Great Manhattan Loop: Done
American Merchant Mariners’ Memorial in Battery Park Spuyten Duyvil, Henry Hudson Bridge from Inwood Hill Park 13 miles as the crow flies. That’s the distance often thrown around as the length of...
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Jewish Upper West Side and Riverside Drive
so how, exactly, does a walking tour of the Jewish Upper West side turn into an 8.9 mile walk that includes a long overdue visit to Riverside Church and Grant’s Tomb? Pretty much the same way a “quick...
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Crack is whack
and so is trying to get back to Manhattan from Randall’s Island. Of course, I had no plans to visit either when I left my apartment. 9.4 miles later… Open yourself to the world around you. Look and...
View Article#GreatManhattanLoop meets CitiBike and Egg Rolls
come again? Last year when I went to Egg Rolls & Egg Creams I had thoughts of completing some of the Lower East Side section of the Loop. Yeah, it didn’t happen. I did some exploring, but not along...
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12,901 steps
Approach to the George Washington Bridge from Manhattan side 12,901 steps, four buses, and one bridge crossed. Twice. My Sunday, in a nutshell. Was any of that planned? Of course not. The awful heat...
View ArticleHello, Sailors… and lots of miles 1/2
it all started with the sun finally coming out after a long week of rain, rain, rain and more rain. Combine that with a half day, Fleet Week and my love of the waterfront and New York history…. Since...
View Article#GreatManhattanLoop: Upper West Side
Sometime during yesterday’s walk when I was uploading photos to Instagram, #greatmanhattanloop hit me. It’s perfect for this little endeavor of mine, which reached 2012: Stage 3 yesterday. I know I’m...
View Article4.75 miles
that was never meant to be as long, but felt much longer on my feet. I headed downtown to go to the New Museum’s Block Party with the plan of spending some time there and then walking home along the...
View ArticleGreat Manhattan Loop: Done
13 miles as the crow flies. That’s the distance often thrown around as the length of Manhattan. As the Google Maps, Battery Park to Inwood Hill Park/Spuyten Duyvil Creek is 13.4 miles driving or 13,2....
View ArticleManhattan: You’re Taller Than You Look
Taller? Longer? Whichever… it’s deceptive! Ever since I came home from the walk to the GWB/Light House last summer, I regretted not knowing how close I was to the Cloisters and pressing on. On...
View ArticleJewish Upper West Side and Riverside Drive
so how, exactly, does a walking tour of the Jewish Upper West side turn into an 8.9 mile walk that includes a long overdue visit to Riverside Church and Grant’s Tomb? Pretty much the same way a “quick...
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Crack is Whack
Open yourself to the world around you, look and see, listen and hear, ask questions, share your ideas, love learning. and so is trying to get back to Manhattan from Randall’s Island.Of course, I had...
View Article#GreatManhattanLoop meets CitiBike and Egg Rolls
come again?Last year when I went to Egg Rolls & Egg Creams I had thoughts of completing some of the Lower East Side section of the Loop. Yeah, it didn’t happen. I did some exploring, but not along...
View Article12,901 steps
12,901 steps, four buses, and one bridge crossed. Twice. My Sunday, in a nutshell. Was any of that planned? Of course not. The awful heat wave finally broke and I felt like exploring and reading. That...
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A walk down Wall Street
I had only vague plans of what I wanted to do after finishing the Trinity Church tour. Walk up to the Lower East Side and explore more of my adopted home? Walk down to Wagner Park and read while taking...
View Article#GoTheDist? Pfft Bridge The Dist
after a renewed interest in bridges of late, I have been on a mission. By borough I have crossed as follows: Bronx to Manhattan: Macombs Dam Bridge in May 2013 Manhattan to Brooklyn: Brooklyn Bridge:...
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