Next Stop -- Falmouth, ME

My virtual walk has taken me to Falmouth, ME. I just discovered this amazing forest. Since bug season is clearly over and the trees are at their peak of brillance, I am looking forward to a long walk through the woods. I can already hear the crunch of leaves under my feet and can smell the deep, musky scent of autumn.

I'll sit and ponder on a log in a thoughtful spot while I'm here. But, not too long. I'm lagging just a little ways behind my goal. In order to be a third of the way to Bar Harbor by the end of October, I need to walk 8624 steps per day for the rest of the month. My average is around 7000 steps. So, no more close parking spots for me. And the dogs are going to get at least a couple of walks this week. I don't want to get behind this month. It'll only make November and December even harder.

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Mary C Legg Oct 22, 2006, 2:43am EDT

why are you counting steps? man I hate to think of how many steps I take when I go for 20-40km walks-- just go and enjoy it. life is too short for the counting

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Shari V. Oct 22, 2006, 1:16pm EDT

I'm counting steps as a motivator. Each week I try to cover more ground. By knowing how many steps I've taken, I'll know if I'm increasing my walking or not. This doesn't get in the way of me enjoying my walks.

You must be a marathon walker! I doubt I will ever take a 20-km walk...but, you never know.

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Jewel Hughes Oct 22, 2006, 11:45pm EDT

I used to do this step count stuff. But I walked farther like a block and it seemed my steps where the same guess my counter didn't work. Now I just add time or just walk. If we are stopped in an RV park I walk one row more every walk tell evetualy I am walking up and down each one...

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Shari V. Oct 22, 2006, 11:55pm EDT

The first step counter I got was a freebie. It didn't work well at all. Sometimes the one I have goofs up on me...or it seems like I've walked more steps than it says I have. But that's rare. If I just relied on "feeling" like I'd walked more this week than last week, I wouldn't get anywhere. And I don't have a set distance, like the number of rows in a parking lot, to guage my distance. So, step counting I go. It's quite rewarding to see the number of steps increase. When I first started this, my average number of steps was 2,000-3,000 per day. Yes, pitiful. I've more than doubled that now. The 7,000-step/day average is a habit. If I stopped counting now, I'd still likely walk 7,000 steps a day. But by continuing to count, I'm pushing myself to increasae those steps. I don't want to stop until my average is 10,000 steps a day.

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Spiritguided Woman Oct 30, 2006, 10:53am EST

I hope you stop and "Pizza by Evan," on 6A. Can't pass that one up. I hope your heading to Brewster, now that's my favorite place!

Namaste

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Next Stop -- Falmouth, ME

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