Completing a hike around San Antonio s perimenter highlights the need to finish its greenway system sacurrent.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sacurrent.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Posted By Bill Baird on Fri, May 7, 2021 at 9:14 AM click to enlarge Bill Baird Salado Creek Foundation chief Sue Calberg examines a find along the greenway trail. Former San Antonio mayor Howard Peak envisioned the greenway system bearing his name as an “emerald necklace” around the city’s perimeter. Many miles ago, I set out to circumnavigate San Antonio on foot using the ever-expanding Howard Peak Greenway Trails. And while gaps remain, the portions completed so far have provided a revelatory experience from Leon Creek’s Hill Country splendor and the Medina’s South Texas tangle to the calm meander of the Mission Reach.
San Antonio’s new greenway trails offer a view of the city we otherwise might zoom past Posted By Bill Baird on Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 10:30 AM click to enlarge Bill Baird The Howard Peak Greenway system offers a way for San Antonians to experience their city on foot. Inspired by the city’s network of greenway trails, I set out to do what seemed illogical, impossible or just plain idiotic: circumnavigating San Antonio on foot, utilizing the newly christened Howard Peak Greenway system. Where the trails ended, I’d continue along creek beds, roadsides, vacant lots and railroad tracks. Has the perimeter of SA ever been thru hiked? It seemed I’d be among the first, which made the trek an irresistible target, and just crazy e