A Walk Across America

anaisninja · 04-17-2014, 10:03 PM

I'm not sure where to put this thread.

Has anybody read this book? What did you think?

I just ordered it from amazon.com. I am seriously - I mean seriously - considering doing this. I need a kick in the pants. I need to shake up my life before someone or something else shakes it up for me. And I'm not being impulsive about it. I've been planning... something... for a while now. I just didn't know what it was. I still am not sure. I'm trying to listen to and trust my intuition, follow my inner wisdom, etc.

Last November when my lease was up, instead of signing a new lease somewhere else, I agreed to move in with friends and housesit until the end of May. I've been selling off all of my crap. I just don't want it anymore.

At first I thought I might try working on one of those organic farm stays in Canada over the summer, then I'd try house-sitting in different parts of the US. Take a total of a year off.

But now... I need to lose weight, I'm not getting any younger or healthier. Plus next summer is the 40th anniversary of my mother's death from pancreatic cancer. I'd like to do something big to raise awareness. And at the same time my progress would depend on me moving my ass a minimum of 15 miles a day.

Anyway, right now it's just a fantasy.

So... have you read the book? Has anyone tried a long-distance walk? How'd it go? Tell me all about it.

04-18-2014, 05:01 AM

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2167266/

anaisninja · 04-18-2014, 10:27 AM

Wow! Thanks Daktari. I'm going to watch that.

tiaras-and-books · 06-17-2014, 01:54 AM

I haven't read that one, but it did make me remember one that my mom read and completely loved. I haven't read it myself, but she talked about it enough that I know it's about a woman who walked across the country... I think several times.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Peace-Pilgrim-Life-Work-Words/dp/0943734290"]Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words: Peace Pilgrim: 9780943734293: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

Mom read the hardcopy book, but it looks like they're now offering it for free download on the website.

http://www.peacepilgrim.com/FoPP/htm/book.htm

A family friend's son took a summer to walk the Appalachian trail, and it changed his life. He wound up walking it over and over again, found his now-fiancee at some point along the way.

easygoingfemme · 06-23-2014, 08:46 AM

I love that book. I read it as a kid and re-read it the summer before last. It sounds like something fantastic for you to contemplate! If you do it, you might check out the website Warm Showers. It's a host site for traveling cyclists, but I'm sure it could be tapped into for a traveling walker. You can line up places to sleep/shower/wash clothes on the way. I've not done a walk like this, but have done some by bike and love it!

04-17-2014, 10:03 PM	#1
anaisninja Member How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: . Posts: 117 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 167 Thanked 486 Times in 93 Posts Rep Power: 6064351	A Walk Across America I'm not sure where to put this thread. Has anybody read this book? What did you think? I just ordered it from amazon.com. I am seriously - I mean seriously - considering doing this. I need a kick in the pants. I need to shake up my life before someone or something else shakes it up for me. And I'm not being impulsive about it. I've been planning... something... for a while now. I just didn't know what it was. I still am not sure. I'm trying to listen to and trust my intuition, follow my inner wisdom, etc. Last November when my lease was up, instead of signing a new lease somewhere else, I agreed to move in with friends and housesit until the end of May. I've been selling off all of my crap. I just don't want it anymore. At first I thought I might try working on one of those organic farm stays in Canada over the summer, then I'd try house-sitting in different parts of the US. Take a total of a year off. But now... I need to lose weight, I'm not getting any younger or healthier. Plus next summer is the 40th anniversary of my mother's death from pancreatic cancer. I'd like to do something big to raise awareness. And at the same time my progress would depend on me moving my ass a minimum of 15 miles a day. Anyway, right now it's just a fantasy. So... have you read the book? Has anyone tried a long-distance walk? How'd it go? Tell me all about it.

04-18-2014, 05:01 AM	#2
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2167266/

04-18-2014, 10:27 AM	#3
anaisninja Member How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: . Posts: 117 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 167 Thanked 486 Times in 93 Posts Rep Power: 6064351	Wow! Thanks Daktari. I'm going to watch that.

06-17-2014, 01:54 AM	#4
tiaras-and-books Junior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she, her Relationship Status: in a relationship with someone wonderful. :) Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Alaska Posts: 72 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 90 Thanked 213 Times in 48 Posts Rep Power: 2206306	I haven't read that one, but it did make me remember one that my mom read and completely loved. I haven't read it myself, but she talked about it enough that I know it's about a woman who walked across the country... I think several times. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Peace-Pilgrim-Life-Work-Words/dp/0943734290"]Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words: Peace Pilgrim: 9780943734293: Amazon.com: Books[/ame] Mom read the hardcopy book, but it looks like they're now offering it for free download on the website. http://www.peacepilgrim.com/FoPP/htm/book.htm A family friend's son took a summer to walk the Appalachian trail, and it changed his life. He wound up walking it over and over again, found his now-fiancee at some point along the way.

06-23-2014, 08:46 AM	#5
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,375 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,731 Thanked 14,156 Times in 3,019 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	I love that book. I read it as a kid and re-read it the summer before last. It sounds like something fantastic for you to contemplate! If you do it, you might check out the website Warm Showers. It's a host site for traveling cyclists, but I'm sure it could be tapped into for a traveling walker. You can line up places to sleep/shower/wash clothes on the way. I've not done a walk like this, but have done some by bike and love it!