Sometimes you find surprising discoveries on a walk
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Geocaching There is also a Geocaching app which is what you use to find geocaches from your phone. The Geocaching app developed by Groundspeak is the one that is recommended. There are others to choose from.
Geocaching is a fun activity that can be done while walking. You can open the app and find all the geocaches near you and then pick the ones you want to find. Geocaching also has many types of caches, some involve solving puzzles or other games. The geocaching community is growing and they have events for people to attend.
There is also the Adventure Lab Geocaching app that you can download onto your phone. This is a new type of geocaching. One can go on an adventure lab hike and stop at designated geocache sites and answer questions before moving on to the next destination. It is an exciting addition to the standard way of geocaching.
Geocache Talk networking
Hiroshima Peace Trees in Oregon. There is also a map of where peace trees are planted worldwide. (scroll down on the website)
Little Free Library - These free libraries are cropping up in neighborhoods and they enhance neighborhood walks with their unique styles and designs. Plus you have the opportunity to find a book that interests you while walking. Or you can donate books to the free libraries while you walk.
Dambo Trolls by Thomas Dambo
PDX Sidewalk Joy Map "created by PDX Dinorama and PDX FLAG showcases the group of curated galleries, exchanges and displays in Portland, OR. Installed in curb gardens, front yards or sides of buildings these projects were created to bring a bit of whimsy and inspiration to the community. These are all free to enjoy though you'll want to bring quarters for Super Awesome Prizes or pay for a pottery piece at the Poetry Pottery Box." NOTE; PDXFLAG and PDX Dinorama can be found on Instagram.
The Sidewalk Joy Map from two artists, Rachael Harms Mahlandt and Grant Brady
PDX Sidewalk Joy
Worldwide Sidewalk Joy
Peace Pole Project the oneness of humanity These Peace Poles are fun to look for while enjoying a walk.
These Peace Poles are becoming waymarkers for Peace Pole Project trails.
This is a site for the World Peace Pole Project.
This is a website for Peace Pole trails in Dundee and Newberg, OR There is a pdf of the trails that can be downloaded from the site.
Oregon has a 308 mile Peace Pole trail being developed. It will go from Oregon City to Ashland, OR.
Here is an image of the map.
Pokemon Go This is a game that uses mobile phones. It works by using GPS to locate virtual creatures that can be trained, captured or used in battles. These virtual creatures appear and look like they are in the real world. Another way to walk and have some fun searching.
StoryWalk combines reading and walking (children's books) along a trail or a path. I find these often near a library or a sometimes parks will have a storywalk for children. The pages of the book can be more spread out. It's a great way to engage children in the outdoors.
Wind Phone: Let the wind take your words. Wind phones are a way to process grief allowing people to talk to their loved ones who are deceased. The words are carried by the wind instead of through a telephone line. They are found often in quiet places and are growing in popularity. They have different designs but include a telephone.
Check out the wind map on the website link above.
This is one sample of a wind phone that is becoming popular. It is a phone that is not connected and allows for people to say whatever is on their mind. Popular use for people who are grieving and wanted to talk to their loved ones.
Street Art or murals are popping up in many cities.
Here are a few links to some apps that can be downloaded to a cell phone to find murals. Neither app includes all the murals but almost community you visit usually has some street art.
Google Art Project Street Art
MASA Murals and Street Art
Street Art Cities
This mural was created by Denise Baxter in Ashland Oregon in the Guanajuato Alley. Guanajuato is a sister City to Ashland, OR.
https://walkashland.com/2021/06/ashland-guanajuato-murals-sister-city-public-art/
Found in Portland Oregon
The Portland Horse Project The old horse rings on curbs are fun to look for. Often people will hook toy horses or other small animals to the rings.
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This All Happened More or Less
Eight art installations are strategically placed along the street, between 11th and 36th, and feature fourteen small-scale bronze figures installed on large dolomite boulders quarried in the Northwest.
