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Tag Archives: walking
In Search of Pirate Treasure
Almost everybody I know has walked a beach while looking down for treasure. Some people treasure shells, others sea-glass and a unique group even searches for cod stoppers, those marbles used to seal carbonated beverages before crown caps were invented. … Continue reading
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Tagged hiking, Hiking with Children, Pirates, St. Croix Hiking, St. Croix History, Treasure, walking
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In Search of the Du Bois ‘Castle’ – Danger in Paradise
It’s been months (five) since I’ve published anything about hiking on this blog as all my writing time has been focused on my book. It’s not that I’ve quit walking or going on hikes, I have just been spending all … Continue reading
The Caribs of St. Croix
When I started the process of qualification to walk on the National Park Property at Salt River, I was told I had to present an outline of my knowledge of the Historical Significance of Salt River. From my perspective at … Continue reading
Beautiful and Deadly
In antiquity, poisons were valued for their utilitarian value in hunting fishing and even for preserving life. Just as many of our modern drugs will kill from an overdose, plants the we recognize as poisons were probably used, in greatly … Continue reading
Flowers for Sailors
When humans started sailing the seven seas 50,000 years ago, a raft was probably the only flotation they had at their disposal, yet they made it from Africa to Australia probably by island hopping. Still, the unique mode of transportation … Continue reading
A Backyard Cure for Cancer
Catharanthus roseus Periwinkle grows on all six inhabited continents. It has been cultivated for herbal medicine and as an ornamental plant all around the world. In Ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine) the extracts of its roots and shoots, though poisonous, are … Continue reading
The Hike at Judith’s Hill
I started hiking on Judith’s Hill almost as soon as I purchased my house in 2000. The whole family would join me on these hikes and our prime purpose was recreational during family vacations. The principle attraction to this barren … Continue reading
Walking with Wonder & A Long Healthy Life Free of Alzheimer’s
After my first three years of marriage (1969), I started gaining weight and my children pretty much loved me the way I was, which was somewhere around 235 pounds. At 5 foot 8 inches that gives a Body Mass Index … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer, alzheimers, diet, excercise, health, healthy lifestyle, healthy-living, lifestyle, nutrition, St. Croix Hiking, St. Croix Plants, walking, weight-loss
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Hiking with Children – A Million Dollar View!
My grandchildren are capable of some pretty incredible hikes with prior planning and their effort at Goat Hill was spectacular, but that is another story. On Sunday July 17, I decided to see what kind of shape they were in … Continue reading
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Tagged hiking, Hiking with Children, St. Croix Hiking, walking
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St. Croix, a 15 mile walk from Fort to Fort.
I had a great day on July 3, doing the Fort Christiansted to Fort Frederiksted, 15 mile, walk in about four hours and forty minutes or a pace of 3.2 miles per hour which was good enough to put me … Continue reading
