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VOLKSWALKING

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​The above illustration is credited to James Yamasaki. The source is the University of Washington Magazine June 2022 publication Why Do We Walk. (When we volkswalk this is kind of how it looks) I really like this illustration. 
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VOLKSWALK 
History of Volkssporting by Charlene Agne-Traub Ph.D, CHES, AVA Historian written in 1991.

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The Joy of Volkswalking by Mary Frances Going (2nd Edition)

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"October is National Volkssport Month"

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OptOutside 
AVA OptOutside Next OptOutside walk will be Nov 25. 2022.


NATIONAL WEEK of WALKING April 1-7 2023

AVA National Walking Week 

International Volkswalk Events: 2023
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IML World Wide Walking festival - walking events  

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Volkswalk Events: 2023 (not all are represented here)

September 14-17, 2023 Central Oregon Salute Bend, OR
Walking Festivals/ Fetes de la Marche 2023 Walking calendar for Canadian Volkssport Federation (CVF)
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Volkswalking Clubs National and International et al:

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Websites: 
AVA American Volkssport Association (dba) America's Walking Club (phasing out the older website for AVA)

BWF British Walking Federation
CVF Canadian Volksport Federation 
DVV German Volkkssportverband
ESVA Evergreen State Volkssport Association Washington, US
FFSP French Volkssport Federation
IML Walking Association

JVA Japan Volkssport Association 
MVA Maryland Volkssport Association Maryland, US
Tater Tours-Walking and Volkssport Tours  Mary Ptacek is the Head Tater
VABC Volkssport Association of British Columbia

Walk Oregon Walking in Oregon and SW Washington 
Volksmarching - Wikipedia 


​TAFISA The Association for International Sport for All

International Federation of Popular Sports 

Articles: 

Let's Get Out There Ambulators Pound the Pavement on National Walking Week by Jon Goodwin KGW8
Volksmarch Get FIT Have FUN
by Melanie Rockette in Sugar-Free-Zone Website
Volksmarching: Self-Paced Walking Near or Far by Elizabeth Rose 2/10/2022
What is a Volksmarch? Walking for Fun, Friendship and Fitness by Karen (German girl in America)

United We Walk by Katie Gutierrez March 2022 from Texas Highways 

FACEBOOK GROUPS

(Please note I am unable to provide links because all the links go to my personal connections to these groups and I manage and edit some of these groups. The titles are accurately listed if you search for them in Facebook-Scout)
AVA: America's Walking Club​
​America's Walking Club (for nonprofits)
IML Walking Association 

Oregon Walking Group 
​2023 IVV Olympiad - USA (for the upcoming Olympiad event being held in the US FEb 2023!)

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  • Blog
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  • Competitive Walking
  • Contact Form
  • Flaneur
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  • Hiking with Kids
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  • Labyrinth
  • Long distance hiking
  • Nature
  • Nordic Walking
  • Orienteering
  • Pilgrimage
  • Rucking
  • Seek and find while walking
  • Stairs
  • State Info
  • Training & Health
  • Volkswalking
  • Walkability
  • Walk - Hike Resources
  • Walking history
  • Walk, Roll, Stroll
  • VOICES