I Would Walk 500 Miles

Today’s Bloganuary prompt is:

What is a road trip you would love to take?

Going anywhere with good friends is a treasure. But road trips aren’t my favorite. Mainly because I don’t enjoy driving (that’s what living in a city for 25 years with no car will do to you) and riding as a passenger lulls me to sleep immediately.

Walking, however, is another story. I love walking. I love the rhythm of walking, the ability to take so much in. You move slowly enough that the details don’t escape you. My favorite manner of walking is walking without a schedule. Meandering and allowing the day to unfold. There are a couple of walks in the United Kingdom that have piqued my interest – the Coast to Coast, the walk along Hadrian’s Wall. And once there, I’m sure I would discover many more.

For now, though, I’m happy walking the trails of the Blue Ridge Mountains when I can sneak away, or walking through Asheville neighborhoods and the Arboretum with Mom when I can’t.

7 responses to “I Would Walk 500 Miles”

Dani Rukin

January 3, 2022

Love this. I literally started mine saying, my favorite road trip would be a walking trip! And then I started thinking about past road trips and got all nostalgic, which took me in a whole other direction. So cool how writing can do that…

1. Lori McLeese
  
  January 3, 2022
  
  One of the road trips that stands out is when a group of 6 of us decided to road trip to Vegas from San Francisco. About an hour into the trip, we were already saying, “How much longer?” “Are we there yet?” 🙂
  
  1. Dani Rukin
    
    January 4, 2022
    
    “Are we there yet?” 😂
Kathlyn Tsang

January 3, 2022

I love walking too 🙂

Michael in Seattle

January 3, 2022

We DO truly enjoy walking. But i have to admit i love driving, too. Road trips have been our only travel since we haven’t flown anywhere for the past couple years …

1. Lori McLeese
  
  January 3, 2022
  
  What was one of your favorite road trips during the pandemic, Michael?
  
  1. Michael in Seattle
    
    January 4, 2022
    
    We drove down to Southern California twice. ( We once lived in Long Beach). This allowed us to visit friends along the way down and back. And to get a dose of sunshine!