American Discovery Trail: Past Marshalltown, Iowa

Apparently Marshalltown has tornadoes

Between, bridge, laziness, and my hip injury, I have found ways to bring my average steps per day down below 10,000 per day since the beginning of my walk. There is a chance I will get it back to 10,000 before the end of the month, but I doubt I will make it. These days are cold, wet and depressing, not entirely conducive to walking long distances.

A few months ago, I abandoned my original method of only counting the days that I can walk without some activity interfering, and I began counting every day. It's just easier, no manual adjustments on my spreadsheet to the step totals on my phone for days when I am on the road or playing bridge. However, this too has dragged down my average day, as some bridge days I only get a couple thousand steps in.

I will have to adjust my walking.

On the better side, I am now more than halfway across Iowa, with 240 miles left. This is good because Iowa is the last state before Nebraska, and somewhere in Nebraska, I will hit the halfway point of my trek.

This is how you make it across the country: set little goals for yourself all along the way.

They also have this in Marshalltown

This sculpture is called "Echo."