50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old The Rules These are my rules for my own pursuit of 50Km in all 50 states by the time I’m 50 years old. If you’re reading this because you’re thinking of a similar challenge, you’re awesome! …

Walking as Refuge and Rebellion Moving under my own steam, for my own purposes, at my own pace, has been a lifeline for me since my early teenage years. It was a revelation the first time I simply walked out the door instead of standing there taking the abuse I was expected to absorb. It…

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old North Carolina— 92.88Km, February 2023 Don’t judge all of North Carolina by my take on Charlotte. There is so much amazing in this state. It is beautiful. It is diverse. It is complex. So if you’re planning a trip, I might humbly suggest not-Charlotte, is all. The…

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old South Carolina— 110.18Km, Through Feb 2023 Every collection of more than a few people has its own aggregate personality, cities and towns being no exception. Boston is an old-fashioned banker sort of a place— it rolls up the streets at 8pm and is asleep by 10, ready to…

50K in 50 States by my 50th year: Personal Reflections After a Year of Lots of Walking — Over Thanksgiving week 2021 I embarked on walking the first “real” state in my 50 in 50 by 50 challenge. I picked Lincoln, NH, a ski town that I fell in love with years ago, thinking it would be an easy introduction to this mad idea. Thanksgiving 2022, we went…

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old Texas— 82.69Km, through December 2022 2016–2019: 24Km from 3 different trips to San Antonio, walking around the Riverwalk, Downtown, King William and Southtown. 2019: 8Km walking around Rockport. Dec 7, 8 and 12, 2022: 31.81Km …

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old Vermont— 61.15Km, November 2022 Nov 19–23: 30.21Km walking and jogging in and around Stowe Village. Nov 20: 16.64Km on the Stowe Recreation Path, out and back with a detour onto Mountain Road around the 9 mile mark (photos). Nov 24: up route 108 toward Smugglers Notch…

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old Nevada — 81.94Km, September 2022 Sept 17, 2022: 3.7Km in Henderson after a long flight Sept 18, 2022: 15.2Km in and around the Valley of Fire: totally losing the plot on Prospect Trail (photos) and a jaunt round White Domes Trail (photos) with a bonus quick trip…

50K in 50 States by 50 Years Old New Jersey— 55.73Km, June 2022 June 23, 2022: 12.93Km in Bound Brook on the D&R Canal Path (photos) June 24, 2022: 14.96Km around Bound Brook and down the D&R again (photos) June 25, 2022: 27.84Km from Bound Brook to Duke Farms with the Freewalkers on a brutally…