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September 19, 2019
by David Ryan
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Looking for Tied Houses in the Midwest

A major tenet from The Gentle Art of Wandering is that, no matter where you are, you can always find something interesting. On a recent trip to the Midwest, my dog Petey and I wandered around looking for old Tied … Continue reading →

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April 15, 2019
by David Ryan
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Wandering Around El Paso on a Streetcar

Long before automobiles took over our streets, urban dwellers got around by streetcar or on foot. By the end of the 1960s most American cities had surrendered to the automobile and converted what remained of their streetcar lines to buses. … Continue reading →

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June 30, 2018
by David Ryan
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Wandering Around the Great Falls of the Passaic in Paterson, NJ

Paterson, New Jersey is only 15 miles from Manhattan and can be for some one of the most interesting places to wander on the East Coast. It is a very diverse and urban city that has experienced economic decline as … Continue reading →

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Thank you for visiting the Gentle Art of Wandering website. If this is your first visit, please come back again as new posts are made several times a month. Each post describes a walk or some aspect of wandering and include many photographs of what was along the way. Feel free to search through the older posts as many of them may be of interest to you. Hope to see you again. Thank you.

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Exploring Galena and Dubuque on Foot

Exploring Galena and Dubuque on Foot

Exploring Galena and Dubuque on Foot is a series of walking tours through two of the most scenic and historic communities in the entire country! Along the way you’ll climb stairways into historic neighborhoods, ride a funicular railroad, discover Native-American mounds, pass the finest collection of 19th century buildings in the country, trace the footsteps of Ulysses S. Grant, run into vibrant murals, and uncover many other surprises. Galena and Dubuque were built to be explored. Especially on foot!

The book has 144 pages, 5 maps, and over 100 photographs.  Available now for $14.00 + $1.50 shipping.

The Bisbee Stairs

Bisbeestairscover The Bisbee Stairs: Exploring the Stairways, Trails, and Hidden Corners of Bisbee, Arizona The Bisbee Stairs is a remarkable guide to exploring America’s most interesting small town on foot. This guide will lead you to the hidden corners of Bisbee. Along the way you’ll climb hard-to-find stairways, pass by amazing houses with wonderful yards, discover shrines, and see works of art everywhere! When you finish your walk you’ll think of Bisbee as a continuous three-dimensional folk art exhibit and find yourself wanting to come back again and again. Bisbee is that interesting!
The book’s 104 pages have over 80 photos, maps, and illustrations. Available now for $12.00 + $1.50 shipping.

Gentle Art of Wandering

Gentle Art of Wandering Cover The Gentle Art of Wandering is about being mindful when walking. Wandering as described in the book is allowing yourself to see and then letting what you see guide you on where you go. The book, through many examples, will show you the power of wandering and how you too can adopt the mindset of wandering. When you do this you will soon discover that you’ll always find something and have an amazing adventure every time you go out.
Available now for $12.00 + $1.50 shipping.

Long Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail for the Older Adventurer

Long Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail for the Older Adventurer is an invitation to older adventurers (late forties and up) to consider the world of long distance hiking. The book shows how long distance hiking is an accessible adventure that offers a sense of clarity and simplicity that is difficult to find elsewhere. It is based upon what the author, David Ryan, learned during his end-to-end hike of the Appalachian Trail that he completed two days after his 51st birthday. This second edition of the book has several new pages, new insights, and incorporates changes in long distance hiking that have occurred since the first edition was published ten years ago.

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