Walking Into the Past. And Beer.

In recent years, a non-profit group called the PATH Foundation has been carving out trails for walkers and bikers around Atlanta, and one of those starts right down the street from the Martin Luther King Center and continues 18 miles east all the way to Stone Mountain, a massive granite dome emblazoned with icons of the Confederacy that nod to a past the progressive city would rather forget (and these days often does).

Walking or Biking The Kettle Valley Railway Trail

The Kettle Valley Railway (trail) heads up along the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake toward the village of Naramata and beyond. Climbing steadily, but never steeply, it takes you ever higher, until the views of the lake, vineyards, and orchards look increasingly as they do to the many eagles that fish the blue waters below.

Check out the cover of this month's issue of Westways Magazine. That's our founder, Jamie Stringfellow, on the cover, with her story about walking from Hermosa Beach to Malibu. For Westways Magazine, Jamie walked 34 miles from Hermosa to Malibu. There’s a shorter walking adventure you might like and an invitation to share your best Southern California tips in our Plan a Trip section. Click here to read Jamie's article in PDF format (warning: it's a big file and takes a minute to load the entire article) You can also view the article on the Westeways site at www.aaa.com/westways. A note about that link: Before you can view the WestWays Magazine site, you have to enter your zip code into the AAA.com site. If you enter a zip code, such as 90210, that falls in the circulation area, you'll see the article. If you enter a zip code outside the WestWays distribution area, the AAA national office directs you to the corresponding regional site.

Uptown, Downtown, Around Town.

“It occurred to me as well that for all the walking around I have done in the quarter century I have either lived, or wished I was still living in New York City, I had never really walked AROUND Manhattan. Never gone to the river and turned left or right and not stopped until I got back to where I started.”