Taking A Walk

Walking Down US Highway 11 – Winchester, Virginia to Louisiana

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Entries Tagged as 'Greene County'

Day 53 – Rain, Sunshine, Cows, and Catfish

October 7th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips I awoke to the sound of thunderstorms (seems like a good title for a book or something). They were moving through the area. This delayed the start of walking today and also caused me to break the walk for an hour in mid-morning. The temperature was 65 degrees with the threatening skies […]

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Tags: Alabama · Greene County · Sumter County

Day 52 – Fog, Old Gas Stations, Old Car, Old Town, Few People

October 6th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today I walked 16 miles through the fog and humidity. I went near the town of Knoxville (I think I did) and through the town of Eutaw, Alabama. The weather was the story for most of the day. At 7:30AM I was in a heavy fog at 68 degrees. When in the […]

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Tags: Alabama · Greene County

Day 51 – Out of Town

October 5th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today I walked 18 miles on an overcast and cool day. I left Tuscaloosa and walked through the towns of Fosters and Ralph, Alabama. It was 62 degrees and misty in the morning and 68 in the afternoon. The overcast skies made it perfect for walking – light sunburn risk. The gray […]

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Tags: Alabama · Greene County · Tuscaloosa County

Day 30 – Back to the Country

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today we walked from Greeneville to Bulls Gap, Tennessee. We covered 18 miles. A cloudless day, the temperature ranged from a chilly 40 degrees F to a perfect 70 degrees F. Route 11E is a four-lane divided highway for 15 of our 18 miles walked today. This is like walking on the […]

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Tags: Greene County · Hawkins County · Tennessee

Day 29 – Heads it’s Hot, Tails it’s Cold

October 18th, 2008 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today we walked the 15 miles that brought us into Greeneville, Tennessee. It was a chilly 45 degrees F this morning and later in the day, well I am not sure about the temperature later in the day. It changed drastically minute by minute. Route 11E in this part of Tennessee bypasses […]

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Tags: Greene County · Tennessee · Washington County