More Than Water Under the Bridge

by RoadRunner | Feb 26, 2019 | art, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

We walkers have all been spooked by a creepy underpass. What (or who?) lurks in the shadows? On the San Antonio Riverwalk, that ominous feeling of dread has been banished by art. The undercrofts of our bridges are beautiful and safe Let’s start with the FISH,...

Un Poquito de Mexico en HemisFair Park

by RoadRunner | Feb 16, 2019 | art, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

The 10km Friday Friendship walk will take you through HemisFair Park. Just before you get to the Tower of the Americas you’ll be instructed to walk to the left of the Mayan Statue and head towards the big blue sculpture titled “Unamita.” What are...

A Walk through Academia: Trinity University

by RoadRunner | Feb 14, 2019 | art, history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

Sunday’s 23k walk will take you through the campus of Trinity University, located between Brackenridge Park and the historic Monte Vista neighborhood. Presbyterians founded Trinity in 1869 in Tehuacana, Texas (about 40 miles NE of Waco) from the remnants of...

Our Enchilada Red Library: More Than Books (But We Have Those, Too)

by RoadRunner | Feb 12, 2019 | art, history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

On every walk you get a view of San Antonio’s Enchilada Red Central Library, opened in May, 1995. It’s a prominent part of the San Antonio skyline. Here’s a short video explaining how it got built: You’ll walk past our two previous libraries on...

Crossing the Commerce Street Bridge (and a little bit about Hannibal Pianta . . .)

by RoadRunner | Jan 25, 2019 | art, history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

The San Antonio is not a majestic river; its bridges are accordingly modest. You won’t find a Chesapeake Bay Bridge here, or a Clifton Suspension Bridge. The model for the River Walk was Venice, but we we have nothing like the 400 bridges that span the narrow...

The Not-A-Frog Bridge in Brackenridge Park

by RoadRunner | Jan 21, 2019 | art, nature, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

After the Texas Trail Roundup Sunday walk someone asked us about San Antonio’s “Frog Bridge.” Actually, it’s a TOAD bridge (although everyone calls it the frog bridge. Goes to show what we know.) The city commissioned ceramicist Diana Kersey to...