One year ago, Erin and I were in Farmville, Virginia, focusing our day on Moten High School and the work of the young Barbara Johns. She...

Holmes Run Trail/Columbia Pk to B********d St. - 3.55 Miles Out &Back (41.97/70) - 59% Picking up steam I walked briskly through the...

Green Spring Gardens - 2.0-Mile Loop (38.42/70) - 54% One day after my port-removing procedure I knew I had to get walking again to keep...

"Poets who leapt off of tall buildings and flew and fell in swoops of feelings until they and we came to a crash at the foot of their...

National Landing (formerly Crystal City!) - 3.9 Miles Loop (36.42/70) - 52% Over halfway there - If I can keep up this pace, I should be...

Turkey Run Park/Potomac Heritage Trail - 3.73 Miles Reverse Lollipop - (32.52/70) - 46% A fascinating and challenging walk, right in the...

Lake Kittamaquundi/Columbia - 2.58 Miles Loop (28.79/70) - 41% A more thoughtful urban planner might have presumed that there would be...

Holmes Run Trail/Alexandria - 4.09 miles Out and Back (26.21/70) - 37%! Have walked eight of nine days, and planning again today. This...

Pinecrest Golf Course - 3.26 miles Loop (22.12/70) - 31%! The tried and true for a cold Sunday morning - walking out my door, down the...

One of my fourth-dimension tricks is to imagine the world looking backwards or forwards - what used to be here and why? what will be here...

Cross-County Trail - Lake Accotink to Old Keene Mill Road - 4.08 miles Out and Back (18.86/70 - 26%) Given that I am trying not to use...

Rockland Park - 2.38 Miles - Loop (14.78/70) Brand new park located near Exit 6 on Interstate 66 is the perfect midpoint for the long...

In the chaotic present that is my life, some things remain constant. Nothing gives me more of a frisson of pleasure than encountering a...

Cross-County Trail (Annandale South) - 4.1 Miles - Out and Back (12.4/70) Leaving a bit earlier today, the dark was my usual companion...

Cross-County Trail (Annandale) - 3.8 miles - Out and Back (8.3/70) Pre-dawn walk, using a trail with few twists and turns so I wouldn't...

National Arboretum Trails - 2.5 Miles - Loop (4.5/70) The capital's National Arboretum has lots of space and variations for beautiful...

Each day I will report on my progress on the Nature Conservancy's 70 Mile January Challenge. Starting off slowly (but successfully) today...

Last night, I started throwing paint on a new canvas - and have been afraid to go look at it today. Now that I am starting Year 3 of the...

Although I only popped into Buenos Aires for two quick one-day visits, it left a mark. The capital of Argentina is an immense city, low...

In which our protagonist found out where it all went. I like pontificating on arcane subjects, especially those where I have an ounce of...