Recent Walks (September 2024 - January 2025)

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Anyway, here are some of my recent routes, going back to September, sans street and building photos. I included a four-hour walk at the Bronx Zoo but I left out my neighborhood bagel runs and the walks at Niagara Falls (both the NY and Canadian sides). I did a lot of walking from Bushwick into Bedford-Stuyvesant, a few walks through Prospect Heights into Park Slope, and more of Carroll Gardens and the areas near the Promenade.

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  1. JackJanuary 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM

    Thanks for the post! What was walking around Niagra Falls like? I've only ever passed through when going to Toronto. Did you walk around the cities at all?

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  2. (x, why?)January 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM

    Around the state park, it was amazing to watch. I took a lot of pictures, and got sprayed with a bit of water. (Away from the park, on the NY side, it's what I imagine Atlantic City is like three blocks or more from the casinos.) I only walked the Canadian side for about an hour to get some better photos and I wished I'd gone back another night.

    Thanks for commenting. I think you're the first one on this blog (first "non-spam", that is).

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