Taking A Walk

by Dwayne Phillips
There are a lot of name-brand pieces of apparel out there that people recommend for walking and other activities. Most of them are over-rated. Here is one that is not - the Tilley Hat.
I bought one of these on suggestion of a friend. The money was more than worth it. I have a [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips

Walking a thousand miles down a U.S. highway is a fairly unique endeavor. You learn to do some unique things very well. In other words, you become very good at things that no one else values.

One such thing area of expertise that I acquired was judging a quarter mile. I can see road [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
Perhaps this is the first installment of several on this topic. We shall see:

Most horns honking at me: Alabama
Most people per day stopping and asking me if I wanted a ride: Mississippi
Most southern accent: Alabama
Most non-American sounding accent: South Louisiana
Most buildings built in the 1700s: Virginia
Most dogs chasing me: Tennessee
Most red and orange [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
I reached the southern terminus of U.S. Route 11.
Today’s was a 17-mile walk. The weather was fine again, a little warm, with 65 in the morning and 80 in the afternoon and few clouds in the sky.
I walked through Slidell and Irish Bayou, Louisiana as well as the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge.
Slidell [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
Another beautiful day for a walk in the countryside - 45 in the morning and 80 in the afternoon without a cloud in the sky. And I finally crossed into Louisiana. Not much farther to go. I walked through the towns of Carriere and Ozona as well as the city of Picayune in [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
This was a day made for a walk in the country. It was 40 degrees in the morning and 70 in the afternoon with clear skies and no wind all day. I walked 17 miles today. Wonderful.
I walked through the towns of Poplarville, Derby, and McNeill, Mississippi.
Poplarville is a big town. It has [...]

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Fall weather remained with us today. Ahh, I have been waiting four weeks for this weather. Sunny all day, 48 to 63 degrees, and cool north wind. Wonderful.
I walked 20 miles today. That is a little farther than needed, but tomorrow is a day of rest, so I pushed it. I walked through [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
Ah, Autumn. We went from mid-August to mid-November in 12 hours. Today, 55 to 65 degrees with high winds from the north - dry and cool. Wow, what a difference. I look forward to a few days of Fall weather.
I walked 17 miles today. I walked through Petal and Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Petal is a [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
Some break in the weather today - no rain. We had the next worst thing - heavy fog in the morning. Everything becomes wet, but slowly and surely, not quickly and surprisingly. The temperature ranged from 75 in the fog to 85 and cloudy. The sun didn’t come out on us while walking.
I [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
I walked 18 miles today. Yes, I am slowing as the week progresses. Perhaps I did too much on Monday and Tuesday (20 and 19.5 miles respectively). My excuse was the rain again this morning. I didn’t have the energy to trudge through miles in the rain. Instead, we sat around in Laurel [...]

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