reworking the bethlehem-north walk

I have a couple of things on my to-do list from the volkssport group. One is to rework the Hellertown event. The other is to refresh the Bethlehem North event. In the pack of stuff they gave me was some old info on the Bethlehem North walk. After reviewing it, I knew I was headed in the correct direction.

Here's the map. If you know the area one section is under, the other is over. So though it might look like a bowl of spaghetti, but it isn't. it's two distinctly different loops.

I asked Angel and Bonnie if they wanted to walk it. Angel had to work. Bonnie said yes.

Saturday we did the first 5K. It starts at the Hotel Bethlehem, and heads south on Main and goes between the Bretheran's House and the dorm. Then it curves past the statue of Benigna Zinzendorf, and thru the gates at Peter Hall. then it continues down to the corner, and you cross the street into the big parking lot. (Festplatz) Since the pedestrian bridge is closed for repairs, you stay in the parking lot to the stone bridge and then into the historic area. Then it's out Old York Rd past the high rises, and up Monocacy Street to Moravian College. 

We explore the college on both sides of Main, then out Locust past the Seminary and the Archives, down New to the alley between the Moravian athletic fields to Church street. There we pass the Moravian Church Center.

Then it is down Center to Market and pass Moravian Academy's Lower School. (This route is 100% Moravian!) And into God's Acre. Then we finish on market. the 5K turns left to go to the Hotel B. The 10K goes right to Broad.

Today we did the second 5K. We parked on Broad at the Brewworks and headed toward first avenue, past the tomb of the Unknowns, and over to 2nd past the Armory. Then it's under the bridge to Sand Island. We make a loop of Sand Island, and then head up to the Sculpture Garden, down Church, up Heckweilder past the chapel, and thru the quad next to Central. Coming out you get a great view of the blacksmith and the pottery wall. Turn right and you are back to the Hotel B.

It works. There is a nice blend of history, art, architecture, historic markers and crappy sidewalks.

I'm sending it in.

Monday, Bonnie gets her knee replaced. Her new name is "Jaime Sommers". With all these replacement parts she soon will be the Bionic Woman.