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Time for Jackson Glacier

May 5, 2023

$25 for a 1-week all-access pass to 700 miles of hiking trails in Glacier National Park. Through a landscape carved by two million years of glaciers. It's National Parks Week. Time to think about a Better Cheaper Slower summer adventure.

Free Old Faithful

April 28, 2023

Admission to all the U.S. National Parks was free for the kickoff of National Parks Week last Sautrday. All 400 of them. Even the first and still the most amazing one: Yellowstone. Old Faithful and the majority of the planet's geysers are here. Free for one day. Really Cheap every other day.

Sentinel Dome: Best View of Half Dome

April 21, 2023

Free this Saturday: the hike with a quiet, private, jaw-dropping view of Yosemite National Park's iconic Half Dome. Three Ways to choose from: 2 miles, 6 miles or 8 miles. They all end at the summit of Sentinel Dome for a view you don't get when you're standing on Half Dome.

The Walk That Ate Boston

April 14, 2023

Paul Revere covered 18 miles. On horseback. Take this 11-mile footpath. Places to go. Things to eat. Four or five hours. 1,500 calories to burn. My Google Map pinpoints 12 great places to eat Better and Cheaper. No baked beans.

Hoppin’ mad

April 10, 2023

This is not the Easter Bunny Workout. No, this is about maintaining your bone density, bone strength and bone mass. Maybe even improving one or all of the above. Who cares? Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies care most.

Top 10 Reasons To Take A Hike

April 7, 2023

If it's Friday at BCS, it must be time for a walk or a hike. Today's Way's not just any hike. It's every hike. Not just a trail. A path. Yup, the Top 10 Reasons To Take A Hike. Plus many Ways to get started. Great Outdoors Weather is Coming Soon.

Glacier Hiking: A Limited Time Offer

March 31, 2023

Let's quietly contemplate the beauty of an exhausting, 5,000-calorie-burning 13-mile hike in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Get out there and do it while the glaciers are still there. You've got until 2030, maybe.

The Walk That Ate Tapas

March 24, 2023

Centuries before BCS Walking & Eating Extravaganzas, folks strolled the streets of Sevilla, Spain to eat tapas. One small dish at each bar. Then around the corner to the next bar. It's not clear if the tapas tradition existed before Columbus set sail from Seville to discover the New World's chile peppers, tomatoes and corn.

Virus, immunity & exercise

March 20, 2023

I adapted this from a Way I wrote about the flu. It's about building your immunity in general - by exercising. There's no way to know today if it's specifically relevant to the coronavirus variants. But we do know that exercise is a good thing for a lot of reasons. So it's worth a shot. If you'd like to pass this on, please do - it's accessible to everyone; no subscription necessary. Stay healthy.

Walking & Eating in Venice

March 17, 2023

When you walk around Venice, you find a reason to stop and stare every two minutes. For days. For weeks. But if you want an energizing, all-day orientation tour - and a calorie-free taste of the place - this Walk That Ate Venice is the trail map for you.