Walking Tacoma

So , August 9th, I'm walking east on N 28th toward Starr St. and find a kitty out by the sidewalk. Awww, cute kitty. Is little kitty oka...

Nike is generally the first brand I look at when shopping for a new walking shoe. Though Nikes run a little wide for my feet, I've foun...

My walk today took me by Central Lutheran Church . I saw lights on inside, so stopped and chatted for a few minutes with Dr. Redal, the past...

Between Stadium High School and Garfield Park, lies a quiet and secluded neighborhood of beautiful older homes. I walked the whole neighborh...

I varied from my North End routine today. My wife joined me in walking up S Park Ave to the Fern Hill street fair. This annual gathering of ...

On the evening of July 28, 2005, I walked streets between N 30th and UPS, beginning from the home of my friend, Pastor KM. I again enjoyed t...

Tacoma has maintained a forested area around a creek that feeds into Puget Sound near where N Alder St meets N Ruston Way. I've walked a...

Daughters Rachel and Leslie joined me to fill in N 29th between Junett and Union. We parked the car in front of the home of our friends, Tod...

On the gorgeous morning of July 18, I walked most of E Dock St, starting from 4th and Pacific. While standing in a parking lot taking photos...

Our neighbor to the NW, Pt. Townsend, touts its historic Victorian buildings, but it's got nothing on us. Here's my favorite Old Tow...

I got the idea of walking every street in Tacoma from an article about Caleb Smith . He walked every street in the city of New York (700 mil...

I know I've got years to go on this project, but here's my small beginning. The streets I've covered in my first 3 months of Wal...

The name of our city comes from the Native American name for what is now known as Mt. Rainier. According to the sign posted by the replica o...

12. You spend the majority of your time in it. 11. You root for its athletes even though you're not into sports. 10. You know where its ...

My wife, Kaaren Joy, is a Master Gardener . She wishes I were more interested in gardening, but I've offered her a quote from William H....

On a cloudy May 17, 2005, I walked from N 30th and McCarver up around N Park Dr, up to Tacoma Ave on 11th and back down Carr, a total of abo...

On a damp May 9th, 2005, my daughter Leslie and I walked up N 29th and then south on N Junett to make a circuit around the West Rd canyon. T...

Have you noticed how many palm trees we have in Tacoma now? I spent my childhood in arid Calexico, CA, and palm trees were one of the few tr...

On April 20, 2005, I began my walking project with my wife Kaaren where the city of Tacoma began, at what is now North 30th and Carr streets...