Taking A Walk

Walking Down US Highway 11 – Winchester, Virginia to Louisiana

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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 50 – Saturday Traffic

October 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today I walked 18 miles (I am tired). The weather was bright and sunny all day. A chilly 50 in the morning and 80 in the afternoon. I walked through Vance, Coaling, and Cottondale, Alabama. I entered Tuscaloosa at the end of the day. Vance is a small town on Route 11. […]

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Tags: Alabama · Tuscaloosa County

Day 49 – Horns

October 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today I left the Birmingham area and walked through McCalla and Woodstock, Alabama. The day was cool – 60 in the morning and 75 in the evening with clouds in the morning and sun in the afternoon. I walked 16 miles and drove three miles. At the southern end of Birmingham, Route […]

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Tags: Alabama · Bibb County · Jefferson County · Tuscaloosa County

Day 48 – Downtown

October 1st, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips I walked through Birmingham, Alabama today. The weather was great again – 55 in the morning and 80 in the afternoon with clear skies. Rain is forecast for tomorrow, so we shall see. I don’t have a good guess about how far I walked today. In a major city like Birmingham, I […]

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Tags: Alabama · Jefferson County

Day 47 – A Drive In and Hopping Parking Lots

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Good weather continued today. Bad traffic darkened it and cut my miles to 15. I started walking at the south end of Springville, walked through Argo and Trussville, and entered Birmingham. The day started at 50 degrees with clear skies (it ended in the high 70s). I began at the edge of […]

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Tags: Alabama · Jefferson County · St Clair County

Day 46 – A Change in the Weather

September 29th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Another 18-mile day today. I walked through Springville, Alabama. I think I walked through the communities of Whitney and Pleasant Hill given the names on buildings, but I am not sure those places exist. The weather was one of the big items of the day. The weather changed – at 7AM it […]

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Tags: Alabama · St Clair County

Day 45 – The Other Side of the Interstate

September 28th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today I walked through Reece City, Attalla, and Steele, Alabama. I covered 18 miles – a new high for this year’s effort. The weather was better, but not as fine as I hoped. It was 70 and cloudy in the morning and 82 and sunny in the afternoon. The air was drier […]

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Tags: Alabama · Etowah County · St Clair County

Day 44 – Stone and Rain

September 27th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Yesterday (see note below) I walked 13 miles. I walked through Keener, Alabama. Keener is not even a wide spot in the road as the road stays a narrow two lanes wide. It is a dot on the map and even has a little green highway sign announcing its presence. I didn’t […]

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Tags: Alabama · DeKalb County · Etowah County

Day 43 – A Small Town

September 25th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today I walked 16 miles. Still no rain on me – sunny all day today with temperatures from 75 to 89 degrees. It is muggy in the morning and hot in the afternoon. I try to finish my miles by 3PM to avoid the heat and any afternoon showers. The heat accumulates […]

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Tags: Alabama · DeKalb County