2020. A difficult year for so many reasons. But also exceptionally delightful and fulfilling. I was supposed to walk across England in June. So I started training at the beginning of the stay-at-home times knowing full well that the walk would probably get canceled. Which it did. Regardless, I walked all the miles, before, during, and after.
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| Spring time, March |
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White River at Mounds State Park, May
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I took my last training walk at Mounds SP and walked the outer 3 mile loop trail three times.
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| White River Walkway, Muncie |
I started my "Walk Across England" as scheduled on June 1st by walking the entire White River Walkway and part of the Cardinal Greenway. It was a most gorgeous day to start a walk around the neighborhood in Indiana.
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| Cardinal Greenway Depot |
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| Old railroad tracks by the Cardinal Greenway |
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| Walking to Alexandria |
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| Sycamore tree damaged by May 9 frost. Leaves to follow in July. |
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| New animal friends |
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| Goats and Great Pyrenees |
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| GOBBLE! |
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| Walking to get ice cream in Gaston. |
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| More than cows were barking after that 6.2 mile walk. Especially after I walked back home... |
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| Nephew came to tour the Purdue campus. Neil Armstrong's footsteps on the moon were there to greet us. Space hike! |
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Taking a rest with Purdue's founding father.
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| Taking pictures of wide open spaces: just as difficult to photograph as majestic mountain landscapes in the West. |
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| Rainbow! |
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| I loved seeing the progress of the seasons! |
191 miles later, June was over, and I had walked "across England," AKA the roads around my house.
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| "Knee high" on the 4th of July! |
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| The pond at Fort Harrison State Park |
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| Twin deer in the lot next door |
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| Celery Bog near Purdue University |
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| More bog |
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| Lovely Fall colors at the house |
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| Corn harvest |
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| Soy is ready, too! |
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| Good-bye, lovely year. December 31 |
So, here we are at the end, and a new beginning. I have gained health, happiness, and a new appreciation for my neighborhood and the beauty of the slow changes of the seasons. Let's raise a glass to a healthier year for all and the planet. Happy New Year!
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