St. James’ Day is the perfect excuse to gather! While our celebration may be milder than those on the streets of Santiago, it will be fun and will include: What is St James’ Day and why do we celebrate it? Sharing of memories of arriving in Santiago Shell Ceremony for Pilgrims departing on their Camino…

The Northern CO coffee tertulia will be on Friday, July 19 from 9:30 to 11:00 at Dazbog on 2733 Council Tree Ave, Suite 125, Fort Collins. Several people have returned from Camino’s this summer. It would be great to hear from them. Discussion question (after we hear from recent walkers) will be “Tell us about…

Chapter Meeting @ Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church, 4921 Six Forks Rd., Raleigh (in-person only, not online). “Coming Home from the Camino.” Pre-registration isn’t required.

Our July Second Sunday Stroll will take place in Hollywood. We all meet at the front entrance of the Anne Kolb Nature Center at 8:00 AM. From there we will walk the trail around the nature center including a six-story (cement) tower with spectacular views. From the nature center, we will cross over to West…

Join us for a beach walk! Grandview Nature Preserve in Hampton covers 475 acres of salt marsh, tidal creeks and Chesapeake Bay beachfront. There is a half mile walk to the beach, and then about six miles of walking, round trip along the beach to Northend Point and back. Plan to meet up with the…

Next Saturday, July13, we’ve picked a “cool” repeat hike, at the Blue Ridge Tunnel. For once we won’t hike atop the Blue Ridge, but through it, Opened about three years ago, the nearly 170 year old tunnel was the first of its kind when it was finished in 1858 and was used until replaced about…

Where: Buena Vista Park – 1601 Shadowridge Drive. There is a light where you need to turn into the parking lot. The actual street is Antiqua. It is unlikely the lot will be full, but if it is, there is street parking in front of the park.  We will convene at the duck pond on…

Easy 3 mile walk through sunflower fields @ Dorothea Dix Park.

We will meet at Armature Works at the Tampa Riverwalk on the front lawn by the river. 1910 N. Ola Ave, Tampa FL When: Meet 8:30 am, start hiking at 9:00 am Lunch: When we return, for those who would like to stick around, we will have lunch at Armature Works. Length: 5 miles Difficulty:…

Parallel parking is available along High Drive just south of 37th Avenue. Hike leaders will be there with their trusty Honda CRV (non-descript brownish) with either the Camino banner or a bright red sweatshirt! There are bathrooms at Comstock Park at 29th Ave. and S. Lincoln Street if needed. This is a good hike to…