May 2026

Castle Valley, Utah

As long as I take another 600 steps in the next seven hours, I will reach 200,000 steps in May, the first month since July of last year with that many steps. The good month is mainly due to finding Linear Park near our house; any walk over there and back requires at least 7,000 steps. Some days, like today, we do not make it over there, but most days we do.

The main obstacle to walking consistently is the heat. After about 10:00, it is too hot to take Arlo very far, so when I have an errand to run early, like today, or morning bridge, like tomorrow, we cannot go for a long walk unless I get up really early and get going, which is definitely an obstacle.

We are somewhere near Castle Vally, Utah, 19 miles from Moab. I have sixteen months to go at the current rate.