Author: asiwentwalking

part I Some time ago, I happened upon an article that announced the fastest time for running the Appalachian Trail.  This means that a guy — Karel Sabbe — ran from one end of the Appalachian Trail, Springer Mountain in Georgia, to the other end, Mount Katahdin in Maine — a distance of 2190 miles.  He… Continue reading The Fastest Among Us

Laurel HighlandsPennsylvaniaJuly  1991 We first arrive for our hike at a cabin owned by one of Scott’s hunting acquaintances.  It appears that the cabin has not been used for quite a while because just outside the bathroom door, I stumble across a very old mouse.  So old that it’s actually just a mouse-shaped heap of… Continue reading Walking the Tunnel

West Virginia/VirginiaJuly 2011 & July 2014 Our first intended stop on this journey is a place called Mystery Hole, but our hunger is more important at the moment.  We turn off US-19 onto US-60, and pull into the picnic area of Hawks Nest State Park.  Before claiming our picnic table we walk out to the… Continue reading Mountaineer Expressway:  Hawks Nest State Park

West Virginia/VirginiaJuly 2011 & July 2014 Julia Neale Jackson is buried in Westlake Cemetery along the Midland Trail.  Julia Neale Jackson is Stonewall Jackson’s mom.  I can hear it now.  “Stoney, you finish your oatmeal.  Then you can go out and play with your guns.”

Laurel Highlands Hiking TrailPennsylvaniaMay  2001 This is not an easy trail, stretching 70 miles over some fairly steep ridge and valley terrain.  It is an excellent trail however, offering verdant hardwood forest, some comely views and a well-groomed footpath.  In addition, every ten miles or so is an Adirondack-style shelter, a lean-to, where you may… Continue reading Either Way…

West Virginia/VirginiaJuly 2011 & July 2014 Gravity is a universal physical constant.  It is one of the four fundamental forces in nature, the other three being the weak force, electromagnetism and the strong force.  Einstein, in his general theory of relativity, said that gravity is the consequence of the curvature of spacetime.  Makes sense to… Continue reading Mountaineer Expressway:  Mystery Hole

everywhere, now and always Little Red Riding Hood is making her way along an old logging road on a backpack trip when she sees a big bad wolf crouched down behind a log.  “My, what big eyes you have, Mr. Wolf,” she proclaims.  The wolf jumps up and runs away. Further down the road Little… Continue reading Here’s the Poop

U S Space & Rocket CenterHuntsvilleAlabamaNovember  2013 Representatives of the Creek tribe are setting up to perform right here in the Main Exhibit Center at the U S Space & Rocket Center, showing off primitive skills and dance, and explaining their Southeastern Native American heritage.  A bit of disjointed cultures.  Rockets are not primitive. The… Continue reading Go Native

November  2013 Florida is an amazing and unexpected place.  Nearly two thousand people move to this state every day which is why you will find more people living in Florida than in 47 other states.  There are 1250 golf courses in Florida, more than in any other state.  Heck, more than in any other galaxy!… Continue reading Florida, Some Stats

Key WestThe Florida KeysJanuary  2018 First go to Key West.  If you go to Key West the way most people do, you will board the island in a wheeled vehicle on its eastern shore on Route US-1.  Continue on this longest north-south highway in the country along the northern edge of the island.  Get off… Continue reading String of Pearls XI – How Low Can You Go?