Ed Stafford is a walker....who has taken the slow adventure to a whole new height. He just completed walking the entire length of the Amazon River! Yes, he's the first person to ever accomplish this feat. Other expeditions have explored the entire river, however, they used boats. Ed walked the entire distance! It took him 2.5 years. He began on April 2, 2008, on the southern coast of Peru. Stafford started walking with a friend, who left after several months, and was then accompanied by hundreds of locals he met along the way. He finished on a beach in Northern Brazil....running into the Atlantic Ocean. If you'd like to test your endurance walking abilities, go to the Amazon. However, you might want to Walk the Bay first to tune up your legs and your powers of observation. Our next trip from Santa Cruz to Monterey leaves today. Yours truly will be blogging from the trail as I will walk the entire distance with the group for the first time this season. I know it will be a great experience!
Ed Stafford Walks the Amazon
Ed Stafford is a walker….who has taken the slow adventure to a whole new height. He just completed walking the entire length of the Amazon River! Yes, he’s the first person to ever accomplish this feat. Other expeditions have explored the entire river, however, they used boats. Ed walked the entire distance! It took him 2.5 years. He began on April 2, 2008, on the southern coast of Peru. Stafford started walking with a friend, who left after several months, and was then accompanied by hundreds of locals he met along the way. He finished on a beach in Northern Brazil….running into the Atlantic Ocean.
If you’d like to test your endurance walking abilities, go to the Amazon. However, you might want to Walk the Bay first to tune up your legs and your powers of observation. Our next trip from Santa Cruz to Monterey leaves today. Yours truly will be blogging from the trail as I will walk the entire distance with the group for the first time this season. I know it will be a great experience!
One of the favorite parts of Walk the Bay is the day we walk to a secret area we call Beach Glass Beach. Walkers stop and stoop and pick up amazing pieces of beach glass in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Expert beach glass collectors, like my walking friend, Pam, have collected glass for years. Pam recently created and installed a large window covering made entirely from beach glass. It is gorgeous and awe inspiring. Pam assures me the effort to create this piece was formidable. But, check out the beautiful results! I've always enjoyed finding beach glass but until I became involved with Walk the Bay I had no idea how many people collect beach glass and how avid collecting can become. A great article about beach glass or sea glass (including a slide show) can be found by clicking here.
One of the favorite parts of Walk the Bay is the day we walk to a secret area we call Beach Glass Beach. Walkers stop and stoop and pick up amazing pieces of beach glass in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Pam's Beach Glass Curtains
Expert beach glass collectors, like my walking friend, Pam, have collected glass for years. Pam recently created and installed a large window covering made entirely from beach glass. It is gorgeous and awe inspiring. Pam assures me the effort to create this piece was formidable. But, check out the beautiful results!
I’ve always enjoyed finding beach glass but until I became involved with Walk the Bay I had no idea how many people collect beach glass and how avid collecting can become. A great article about beach glass or sea glass (including a slide show) can be found by clicking here.
Greetings from Michigan! This is a wonderful place for a beach walking adventure guide to take a vacation. Look at this beautiful beach along the shores of Lake Superior. For you adventurous hikers, please note that the shoreline of Lake Superior can be walked in it's entirety. Two hikers are presently completing this amazing walk....over a 5 month period. Not having more than a week to enjoy, I chose to enjoy various pristine white sandy beaches and was rewarded with wonderful sightings of ospreys and bald eagles.
Looking toward Little Presque Isle, MichiganGreetings from Michigan! This is a wonderful place for a beach walking adventure guide to take a vacation. Look at this beautiful beach along the shores of Lake Superior.
For you adventurous hikers, please note that the shoreline of Lake Superior can be walked in it’s entirety. Two hikers are presently completing this amazing walk….over a 5 month period.
Not having more than a week to enjoy, I chose to enjoy various pristine white sandy beaches and was rewarded with wonderful sightings of ospreys and bald eagles.
The latest rage on the Monterey Bay is Stand Up Paddling (SUP). Lessons can be arranged in both Santa Cruz and Monterey. It is a great way to see the Monterey Bay up close and personal. You are virtually guaranteed to see some of your favorite marine mammals from a unique vantage point. In the case of this relaxed paddler, he was able to enjoy his favorite land mammal as well as curious sea lions. Sign up for one of our September trips. Click on WTB September Brochure for more info. For those of you who do S.U.P. with your dogs, you are in luck. Local surf columnist, Neil Pearlberg, will have his inaugural DogJam stand up paddling event on August 21st from 9am to noon at the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor.
The latest rage on the Monterey Bay is Stand Up Paddling (SUP). Lessons can be arranged in both Santa Cruz and Monterey. It is a great way to see the Monterey Bay up close and personal. You are virtually guaranteed to see some of your favorite marine mammals from a unique vantage point.
Stand Up Paddling (SUP) with friends
In the case of this relaxed paddler, he was able to enjoy his favorite land mammal as well as curious sea lions.
For those of you who do S.U.P. with your dogs, you are in luck. Local surf columnist, Neil Pearlberg, will have his inaugural DogJam stand up paddling event on August 21st from 9am to noon at the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor.
All of our walking groups enjoy finding interesting shells, rocks, and other beach combing items along the Monterey Bay seashore. Our latest walkers finished yesterday with a treasure trove of colorful items. The advantages of a Slow Adventure are many.....
Beach treasures found along the Monterey Bay....All of our walking groups enjoy finding interesting shells, rocks, and other beach combing items along the Monterey Bay seashore. Our latest walkers finished yesterday with a treasure trove of colorful items.
