long walks in new territory and old
May. 1st, 2006 09:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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foucauldian_ho along the Minuteman Trail to Spy Pond and back again. That is still my number-one favorite local walk. It's always nice to introduce it to someone new. She particularly liked the post-apocalyptic look of that weird plaza near Alewife station.
Yesterday I took a long walk in a direction I hadn't gone before. I went down Mass Ave towards Arlington, as I frequently do, but followed Alewife Brook Parkway to the right (away from Fresh Pond). I walked around the inside of Saint Paul's Cemetery. I walked on a trail next to the brook beside Dilboy Field, possibly created by teenagers sneaking smokes. I walked until I hit the Wild Oats over on Mystic Brook Parkway. Then I walked back down Mystic Brook Parkway itself further into Arlington, along the river. I walked until I was somewhat tired, which was at the corner of MBP and River Street. I turned left onto River Street and walked across Broadway back to Mass Ave and caught the 77.
It was a lovely walk. :) Especially once I got past Broadway - before that, it was a bit smelly. It was a few hours and a few miles. And surprisingly, my allergies didn't kill me, so that's good too.
I'm trying to work up to walking every day. At this point, a long walk every few days is about as much as my body is willing to do, but if I keep doing that consistently, I will start getting back into shape. So, Wednesday will probably be when I am ready for another one - conveniently, I have one planned withceelove and her adorable babe.
Sometime in the next few weeks, I'm interested in checking out Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Arlington, and it's been a while since I visited Mount Auburn too. It's a nice time of year to visit cemeteries - the grass and flowers growing and the birds chirping is a good balance for the overwhelming yin of their energy.
foucauldian_ho along the Minuteman Trail to Spy Pond and back again. That is still my number-one favorite local walk. It's always nice to introduce it to someone new. She particularly liked the post-apocalyptic look of that weird plaza near Alewife station.Yesterday I took a long walk in a direction I hadn't gone before. I went down Mass Ave towards Arlington, as I frequently do, but followed Alewife Brook Parkway to the right (away from Fresh Pond). I walked around the inside of Saint Paul's Cemetery. I walked on a trail next to the brook beside Dilboy Field, possibly created by teenagers sneaking smokes. I walked until I hit the Wild Oats over on Mystic Brook Parkway. Then I walked back down Mystic Brook Parkway itself further into Arlington, along the river. I walked until I was somewhat tired, which was at the corner of MBP and River Street. I turned left onto River Street and walked across Broadway back to Mass Ave and caught the 77.
It was a lovely walk. :) Especially once I got past Broadway - before that, it was a bit smelly. It was a few hours and a few miles. And surprisingly, my allergies didn't kill me, so that's good too.
I'm trying to work up to walking every day. At this point, a long walk every few days is about as much as my body is willing to do, but if I keep doing that consistently, I will start getting back into shape. So, Wednesday will probably be when I am ready for another one - conveniently, I have one planned with
ceelove and her adorable babe. Sometime in the next few weeks, I'm interested in checking out Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Arlington, and it's been a while since I visited Mount Auburn too. It's a nice time of year to visit cemeteries - the grass and flowers growing and the birds chirping is a good balance for the overwhelming yin of their energy.
