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Today I visited two small exhibitions at the Draiflessen Collection in Mettingen, Münsterland: "Magical Women" and "Devils," combined with a short hike. I started from the cemetery, and the first sections of the way to the exhibition were along lovely forest paths, with some rolling hills—a nod to the

Today, Dietmar took charge of planning and organizing the carnival-free hike for the YG hiking group. The eight of us set off from the "Im Reiche des Wassers" parking lot to the Ruhr River, then on to Villigst, Ergste, and other destinations. Sunny but frosty weather accompanied us on the varied hike

I should break the habit of going out for a walk early in the morning. Frozen windshields, frost, and ice.



A short walk starting in the Cappenberg Forest Cemetery with a visit to a dear colleague who found her final resting place there almost a year ago. From there, past the Cappenberg Forest School to

@Ulrike 🦊 had found a tour and led the Dortmund hiking group (@Ulrike Wischmann and myself) on a hike starting from Ratingen-Hösel train station. First overcast, then sunny – perfect hiking weather. Forest paths and asphalt alternated with moderate inclines. As a reward, we treated ourselves to delicious

I was aware that the tour wouldn't be anything special, mostly asphalt with a few, but beautiful, wooded sections where the Holzwickeder Bach stream meandered through the forest like a snake.



But I was mainly there for the "O You Humans" exhibition at Haus Opherdicke, which ends on Sunday. As I've come

Because of the black ice this morning, I changed a planned trip to a local one. I was greeted at the Freischütz by a sunny and beautiful winter landscape: black ice, snow-covered paths, frozen and later thawing mud, and still quite a lot of snow on the trees. Typical winter, really. And lots of forest

Nine members of the YG hiking group, led by @Barbara 🌻 (many thanks!), explored a southern part of Iserlohn. The hike began and ended at the Schmelzplatz parking lot. From there, we headed south to the Altena-Hegenscheid airfield. We turned around there and followed a section of the Drahthandelsweg

A hike with an old friend took us through a beautiful natural area starting in Altenahr. The route started on asphalt, continued on asphalt towards the end, and included many lovely paths in between. Concentration was key for the ascents and descents, as the drops were quite steep. The singletrack sections

To "break in" my new shoes, I chose a flatland hike south of the A46 motorway in an area (Haan, Hilden, Solingen-Ohligs) where I hadn't hiked before. The plan was based on a longer hike in Hilden by @Yoda80 (many thanks!), which I shortened. Cold sunny weather, excellent trails, and no experimenting

The hike started at the Hohe Mark hiking parking lot in Hünger (very small with few parking spaces). On the loop, I came close to Burg Castle, where there's an "A5 Burg Castle Hiking Parking Lot" on Talsperrenstraße. The route was mostly paved at first, up to the dam (southern section). Then it got better