American Discovery Trail: 1,000 Miles

 

Today, I hit 1,000 miles on my trek, and that is worth noting. It is only a little more than 20% of the way to the Pacific Ocean, and I regret taking on this challenge a bit, because it would be nice to see more progress on a weekly basis and to celebrate some success more often, but I committed to this task, and I will try to finish it.

I started eleven months ago, and I am still just in Ohio. I will be in Ohio almost another month. Depressing.

I already have my next trip in mind, nevertheless. Once I get to Point Reyes, in a few years, I will have walked close to 8,400 miles total, between walking from Washington to Miami and walking the American Discovery Trail, so I will need just over 1,600 more miles to make it to 10,000. To get those 1,600 miles in, I plan to walk on the Pacific Crest Trail from near here in Washington to past Mount Whitney in Southern California. It's a walk I wish I could take for real, but my legs would never make it now, so a virtual walk is the best I can do. The pictures should be very scenic.

It's good to have plans.

My left knee feels good most mornings, then it gets stiff after I walk with Arlo. I am concerned that doctors may tell me to stop walking so much, because I do not want to do that. We will see.