Monthly Archives: April 2013

This was our second AVA convention event.  We walked the 10K version of this event.  The walk started out for a short distance in wooded area then went to roadway with cleared land on either side.  We eventually made it back … Continue reading →

  This was the first AVA convention event that I walked.  We walked the 10K version of this event.  There were many nice homes, a couple of nice churches, lots of pretty flowers, and some birds.

This is the last of the AVA Convention Events.  The walk will start from the home of the Daytona Cubs, and continue along the beautiful floral landscaping and the shops of Beach Street, then  along the edges of Halifax River Marina, home … Continue reading →

The centerpiece of the walk is the beautiful campus of Stetson University, founded in 1883 by Henry DeLand and now a top rated southeastern liberal arts college with 2300 undergraduate students and a distinguished faculty.  Succeeding Henry DeLand as a … Continue reading →

The walk starts on the Cady Way Trail that extends 6 miles and connects to the longer Cross Seminole Trail.  The route enters the Baldwin Park area developed  from land the Orlando Naval Training Center ceded to the city.  This … Continue reading →

The walk takes participants along the shore of Lake Harris and through the 110-acre Venetian Gardens, constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It boasts amenities such as a public swimming pool with bathhouse, baseball field, volleyball court, picnic tables, … Continue reading →

  This is the third of the convention walking events hosted by the American Volkssport Association.  The Orlando Wetlands Park is a 1,200-acre man-made wetland designed to treat reclaimed water and provide wildlife habitat for over 200 species of birds, … Continue reading →

This is the second of the convention walking events hosted by the American Volkssport Association.  This 2500-acre Environmental Endangered Lands (EEL) sanctuary, located adjacent to the Brevard County’s Fox Lake Park, is part of a larger conservation landscape totaling more … Continue reading →

This is the first AVA convention event.  The walk has three lengths:  the Good 5 Km with 2 Km option into Rollins College, the Better 10 Km, and the Best 15 Km meander providing a “taste of Winter Park”.   Start … Continue reading →

This is the second of the pre-convention walking events hosted by the American Volkssport Association.  Hillsborough River State Park is one of Florida’s first state parks. This park encompasses many diverse environmental habitats, as well as several distinct wildlife communities. … Continue reading →