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Vancouver Veterans Volksmarch

A semi-annual walk that visits the Veterans Day Parade


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Author: walkingguide
Date: 8 Nov 2008 8:26:44 AM
Activity: Walking
State: Washington (WA)
Distance: 6.62 mi  (Change units)
Calories: 641
Average Speed: 3.1 mph
0:19:34/mi
Duration: Total: 2:09:58
Active: 2:09:34
Resting: 0:00:23
Elevation: Total Gain: 1958 ft
Total Loss: 2341 ft
Net Change: -383 ft
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Tags: Washington, Vancouver
Rating: Unrated   Rate it

I forgot to start my GPS till we had reached the cemetery, hence the two tracks as I had to draw in that portion later.  I was excited that we were able to walk to the Army Cemetery, as until recently there was no safe way to walk there.  But at last a sidewalk was installed along 4th Plain Blvd.  Three Medal of Honor honorees are buried in the cemetery, including one of the first African-American honorees.

The walk then passed through Clark College and down through the Fort Vancouver area to the new Land Bridge.  This pedestrian bridge links the Columbia River paths with Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, providing a safe crossing over Hwy. 14.  But more than that, it is a superb artistic installation designed by Maya Lin, the designer of the awesome Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC.  As Maya accomplished with that project, the Land Bridge is subtle, gorgeous, and inspirational.  It has stops the celebrate the People, the Land, and the River.  Even the lighting at night shines arrowheads onto the ground to light the way. I am proud of a city and a country that supports this sort of functional art.

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Track 2

Dist: 0.48 mi Points: 21
Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi

Dist: 6.14 mi Points: 702 Calories: 641
Time: 2:09:58 Speed: 2.8 mph Pace: 21:06 / mi

Points of Interest

Army Cemetery

Location: 45.640388°, -122.659693°
Army Cemetery

Clark College Pen Tower

Location: 45.635587°, -122.651367°

Land Bridge

Location: 45.620761°, -122.666645°



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