I'm walking (virtually) a circuitous route that takes me through all the state capitols of the United States. Every day on which I walk for exercise, I record my mileage on the
World Walking site. (The blue line shows my progress.) For no particular reason, I chose to walk a ridiculous long route; it's unlikely I'll finish this in my remaining life, but it's fun to see how far I get and collect photos from the site of the obscure roads I'm traveling.
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| The full route. Click to enlarge. |
Starting in Washington State, I've progressed south on the West Coast.
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| Olympia, WA |
Through Oregon.
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| Salem, OR |
South along the western slope of the Sierras.
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| Sacramento, CA |
Then north past Lake Tahoe and into the desert.
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| Carson City, NV |
For now, I'm slogging on toward Boise, ID and then Helena, MT.
This year I covered a little over 1000 miles. I won't be surprised if I'm still in Montana or perhaps Wyoming on New Years 2027. Those western distances are long.
Actually, I've done this before. Back when I was a long distance runner, I recorded my virtual progress on The Transamerica Bicycle Trail across the country, bumbling and stumbling 4064 miles between August 4, 2007 and February 11, 2011. That was the short way.
