Category Archives: Walking

A new amenity appeared on the bluff a couple of weeks ago. Am I the only person who is reminded of this?

Walking exposes one to many annoyances, not least of which, as I’ve said before, is other pedestrians walking on the wrong side of the street. But there is one stretch of my walking route where I can almost expect the … Continue reading →

Yesterday as I drove past the intersection of Summit Street and St. James Avenue in Fairhope, I was intrigued by what I took to be a new addition to the stop sign, a mysterious yellow contraption on the top. This … Continue reading →

Presumably the trees are stretching toward the light, but what is the utility pole’s excuse?

I really had every intention of taking at least a test walk yesterday but got embroiled in other activities until it was so late in the day that I begged off. Today, though, despite spinning my wheels for at least … Continue reading →

Last Sunday’s walk was very pleasant and successful as a walk, exploring new territory, but a disaster from the standpoint of further testing the heart rate monitor of the Garmin Forerunner 405CX. I had experimented with using the HRM in … Continue reading →

It rained off and on all day yesterday, but I was really hoping for dry weather today because my plan was to take the next step in getting to know my GPS watch. The Garmin Forerunner 405CX package includes a … Continue reading →

Last Sunday, I reported on walking down to the American Legion, south of town. Today I decided to head in the other direction, north on Section Street to St. James Episcopal Church (formerly St. James’—it lost the apostrophe when it … Continue reading →

Today I made good on my promise to myself to take advantage of my new GPS watch (which keeps track of where I go and tells me how far I’ve walked—not to mention my speed, elevation change, number of calories … Continue reading →