While Hurricane Sandy notoriously devastated much of coastal New York, the vast majority of the city escaped relatively unscathed. Sitting safely above the height of the floodwaters (check out this map to get a sense of things), most neighborhoods were subjected only to the storm's high winds, which — not to downplay things — did topple more than 10,000 trees in NYC alone. Two weeks later, all the fallen street trees seem to have been hauled away, but there are still plenty of arboreal casualties on display in parks across the city. Here in the Bronx's beautifully forested Seton Falls Park, a trail is rendered impassable by a tangle of downed branches.
Day 279
Life
October 4th, 2012
UPDATE (11/18/2012): Things are going well with my family, and we've really appreciated all the kind words and wishes! I just made it back to New York for a short visit and was able to get in a few days of walking. I still have a couple of days of photos from early fall to work through, and then I'll post my recent pictures. I'll be in town again for some walking in late November and periodically in December, and then I hope to be back to my regular schedule by the beginning of next year.
I'll finally make use of my email list to send out a message when I return to full-time walking; if you'd like to be notified, just sign up here, if you haven't already. Thanks!
Hey everyone,
Due to some health issues in my family, I'm going to have to put my full-time walking on hold for a while. I'll try to keep posting a few photos each day from my hefty backlog, but I'm not sure when I'll be back to a regular schedule. You can check here for more info as time goes on and I get a better sense of things.
Matt
P.S. Thanks for all the thoughtful, supportive comments!
I'll finally make use of my email list to send out a message when I return to full-time walking; if you'd like to be notified, just sign up here, if you haven't already. Thanks!
Hey everyone,
Due to some health issues in my family, I'm going to have to put my full-time walking on hold for a while. I'll try to keep posting a few photos each day from my hefty backlog, but I'm not sure when I'll be back to a regular schedule. You can check here for more info as time goes on and I get a better sense of things.
Matt
P.S. Thanks for all the thoughtful, supportive comments!
The 9/11 mention seems like an afterthought, so I'm not counting this one as an official memorial.
I'm walking every street in New York City.
This is the counterpoint to my walk across the US. Instead of seeing a million places for just a minute each, I'm going to spend a million minutes exploring just one place. By the time I finish walking every block of every street in all five boroughs, I'll have traveled more than 8,000 miles on foot — all within a single city. Details!
Email me at matt@imjustwalkin.com
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Maps: Progress | Photos
~9,954 miles walked
Your donations allow me to keep walking full-time. If you think what I'm doing is valuable and you'd like to offer some support, I would be very grateful. On the other hand, if you think I'm a worthless bum, feel free to email me and tell me to get a job, bozo. Both are excellent options!
