Welcome to Aging Adventurist. I am attempting to do one adventure every day for the month of August, 31 days, 31 adventures, some big, some small, some physical, some mental. I hope you’ll come along, or join me!
Day 15: Sunday, August 15
8-mile walk: Manhan Rail Trail
You could call today’s adventure a fill-in. It’s not easy coming up with a creative adventure every day, but a good, fast, long walk can go a long way to providing a workout and a mini-adventure. Because you never know what can happen when you’re out there.
Today, I just walked. I set out from my Easthampton home, turned left (south) onto the Manhan Rail Trail and walked. I didn’t know where I would end up, it was more about being out there. Just walking. So simple. I ended up walking to the end of the trail in Southampton, about 4 miles, then turned around and walked back, with some variations through downtown Easthampton, etc. Nothing out of the ordinary occurred. It just ended up being a nice 8+-mile walk. That was fine for today, it was enough.
Adventure: Walking along the Manhan Rail Trail, etc.
Distance traveled: 8+ miles, about 2 hours
Challenges: Keeping up a fast walking pace for the duration of the walk.
Risks: Tripping and falling?
Difficulty scale 1-10: 4
Highlights: Being outside, breathing fresh (ish) air, getting exercise.