Day 130
A swampy section
August 3rd, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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Here's my progress so far:
Looks like some serious smooth sailing down that path.
How beautiful and how wonderful to have a PAVED path through it!
Looks like the haze lifted – watch our for alligators! :) Hope the temps are pleasant for walking – we are roasting moistly down here in AL.
Temp for Plummer Idaho Where Mats at will be 88 today
Well Big…he is cooking anyhow…..
That’s a slow roast – Here in Alabama we are doing quick roast (predicted 96 with a heat index of 113). Someone hand me a towel!
This looks as lonely as North Dakota. Have you seen anyone else lately?? At least you have yourself to talk to, heehee.
It’s actually more populated around where the photo was taken than it appears. This segment is along a chain of small lakes and the Coeur d’Alene River, and there are quite a few homes in the area — with acreage around them. The trail is heavily used by bikers & walkers, but mid-week, not nearly as many folks using it as on the weekend. The little town of Harrison is a few miles ahead, & Matt is probably either there or past there by now. Nice little city park & marina there on Lake Cd’A.
What are those shrubs by the side of the road? This looks so peaceful.
It looks beautiful to me. Love the isolation, and the shapes, colors, textures, light.
Railroads needed to have it as straight as they could…sometimes didn’t work out…but here it is straight and they kept it at approximately the same elevation…hence, “the cut”…Matt has always walked “fast” on this journey…but this should really help…
Really nice looking. Love the long pathway that used to be the train tracks. The rails to trails is a beautiful way to re-purpose, recycle and reuse something old into something new.
Love that you have a paved path through the swamp this time instead of having to take the “field” route around !
Really, I agree. Remember the swampy parts in ND he ran into? And he had to try to find a way around them? Glad he’s got a clear paved path here for sure.