And So We Walk

Our summer travel itinerary is usually defined by trail races, or training for trail races. Necessary features of a campground for us were always more about the proximity to a minimum of a few thousand acres of state forest than any type of amenity like hookups or cable! Running is life, must find trails. I rolled my eyes sometimes when M would nix a place I thought looked cool because it only had 10 miles of trail. But for the most part, this parameter took us to really beautiful places that had good hiking, fishing, wildlife viewing and less crowded places to camp. On our last road trip we opted to stay 25-50 miles off the freeway and even though this added slightly to the travel time, I would do it again. 

With the race schedule cleared for the foreseeable future, and also the lack of either a travel trailer or vehicle (ours are still parked in Nevada), we have taken to exploring surrounding neighborhoods on foot. Most evenings you can find us walking in the cemetery or up to Squirrel Hill for some Italian ice. A few months ago we bought the kids pedometer watches and they love to see how many steps they can get.