Quest #16 was: “Celebrate human powered transportation in whatever form you wish!”
My favorite type of human-powered transport is…walking!
(I want to get into biking someday, but right now I don’t have a bike.)
Walking is a wonderful, natural way to move around. I really enjoy a walk through a park, an interesting town, or a forest.
Walking is also good for you, of course. And something else I’ve pondered is that you are more free when you walk than when you drive. Why?
Well, in short, many fewer laws apply to you when you walk. You can walk (or run) really, really fast or really, really slow. You can choose not to wear your prescription glasses. In some places, at least, you could drink a beer while walking. You do not need to be registered, licensed, or insured to walk. It’s free to walk – you don’t need to buy a car, gas, or pay any of the multitude of other costs of a car.
I drew this picture to celebrate walking.
Now, let’s go take a walk!
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HOLY COW! those are some great pants in that drawing!!! oh, and i support walking.
Oh my!
This is SO VERY TIMELY!
Just last week I became inspired to walk every day. (I heard a story on the radio about the concept of ‘streak running’…to see how many consecutive days you can run and decided to do it with walking.)
So far, I’ve walked 7 days in a row. And logged approximately 24 miles!
I’m calling it my Peace Is Every Step project
(Your lovely drawing is going on my desktop right now!)
I love the drawing…my sister commented that that is a nice looking foot…and I agree!
I am so lazy when I get home so I’m going to try to get out walking for 30 minutes during my lunch break!
i keep getting sick and i really want my new bike to get here before i do this quest so why don’t you post a new quest anytime you want emma. ok?
I am a huge fan of walking everywhere. I hate driving and will move heaven and earth if it means I don’t have to drive. I have been ridiculed for my preference for my feet (or my bike), but it is so much better for your body, and it is also better for your wallet (don’t have to pay for gas!) and the environment. (I am still unsure about cars affecting global warming, but reducing the burning of fossil fuels sure keeps the soot and other particulates out of the air!)