Join me and the pupsters for this AVA walk.

American Volksport Association is an organization that promotes exercise and fitness through non-competitive volksporting event. The AVA's network of 305 Walking Clubs organize more than 3,000 walking events as well as occasional bikes, skis, and swims every year in most of our 50 states. All events are open to the public. http://www.ava.org/......

The local AVA club organizing this walk is the Green Valley Gaiters.

If you want to walk as a group with me, we will be starting at 9am. The group walk will be the 5k walk. But if you feel like doing the 10k walk instead, feel free to do so. If you feel like walking at a different time, see the information below.

Each participant will have to fill out a card for the AVA prior to the walk. They use the card to check you back in when you return, to verify you got the checkpoint question right and to make sure you return from the walk ok (and they don't have to look for you).

I walk for free, but donate $3 to the club to help defray their costs for organizing it. If you are interested in the AVA New Walker program http://www.ava.org/Wh.... and walking for credit, they can explain that too.

Please arrive a few minutes early so that you can fill out the participant card and be ready to start walking at 9am. If you want to hear about the New Walker program, you will need to arrive even earlier. We will leave promptly at 9am.

Please note: Not all AVA walks allow pets. The event will indicate whether they are allowed. Of course, any event that I post will allow pets. Dogs must be leashed. And picking up after them is mandatory. Usually there will be a communal doggy water bowl provided by the club putting this on.

The event will also indicate the difficulty for strollers.

These walks can get quite warm. I always bring water for me and the pupster.

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Dates: 11/13/2010 - 11/13/2010
City / State: Moreno Valley/Riverside, CA
Event Name: Old March Air Force Base
Event Type: Walk
Event ID: 86521
Distance - Trail Ratings: 5K and 10K - 1
Description: Event is on side walks and bike trail and travels through parts of old March Air Force Base (MAFB), passing the old commissary, base theater and BX. The BX is still open to military personnel and their families. The walk continues past General Meyer's memorial, out the old base main gate on Moreno Valley's new bike path, through John F. Kennedy Veterans Memorial Park, and back to MAFB through the old East Gate, passing the new commissary to the finish. Wheelchairs can be used with some minor difficulties. Stroller are ok.
Amenities: Strollers: easy | Wheelchairs: medium | Pets: Yes | Restrooms: Yes
Special Classifications: Firehouses, Hillside Letters, Hooray for Hollywood, Veteran Memorials
Start Times: 8 am - 12 noon. Of the trail by 3 pm
Location: March Field Park
Start Point / Driving Directions: 15415 6th St., March ARB, CA. East or West on Hwy 60, exit at Heacock St. and go South to Meyer St. Turn Right (West) on Meyer St. to 6th St. Turn Left (South) on 6th St. to the park. North or South on I-215, exit at Cactus Ave. and go East to Heacock St. Turn Right (South) on Heacock St. to Meyer St. Turn Right (West) on Meyer St. to 6th St. Turn Left (South) on 6th St. to the Park.
Awards & Fees: IVV Credit Only
Host Club: Green Valley Gaiters, Inc.
Website: www.greenvalleygaiters.org