I’ve been trying to up my exercise game, mostly
by walking—easing myself into it, as it were. I shared my adventure in Great
Falls National Park last week; this time around, it’s the People’s Republic.
Let me preface this by noting that this town
has the most bizarre thing going WRT sidewalks. I don’t know whether the
government intends to discourage people from walking, or you’re supposed to
walk along the paths that meander around instead of along the roads, or whether
they’re just too cheap to put sidewalks along streets. But I’ve noticed for
years that finding sidewalks is a complete crap shoot.
For example: you’ll emerge from your cluster to
discover a sidewalk on the port side of the street. For maybe a tenth of a
mile. Then it stops and there’s a sidewalk on the starboard side for half a
mile. Then—for no discernable reason—that stops, and there’s nothing at all,
and nowhere to walk but in the street.
(Note pedestrian walking in the street because no sidewalk.)
Given the speeds at which the SUVs fly around the People's Republic in general and on this road in particular, this
is not for the faint-at-heart.
As for the non-street paths—if you don’t already
know where you’re going and how the trails map, you’re pretty much stuffed.
However—as I said, I need to start somewhere,
so I just tied on my trainers, grabbed my camera and set out. Mostly, the only
thing I care about is avoiding the golf course; I prefer neighborhoods and
woods.
So, a couple of interesting sights. One family
set out this bowl of water so neighborhood dogs could have a slurp while out
walking their humans. That was nice.
And I don’t know the origin of this very
well-tended bench (complete with umbrella):
But here’s the view that the peering dude (and
anyone sitting on the bench) sees:
Further down the street, someone's got a gorgeous crop of oregano going. I'm so jealous:
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