What a fantastic day! I'm worn out, but less destroyed than last night. I walked 17+ miles today and went up or down 56 stairwells. I was guided and accompanied by two fantastic stairwalking enthusiasts. And I got to eat great food. Plus, bathrooms were more plentiful, which meant that I could drink more water and as a result I am not dehydrated. The route today went back & forth just a few streets apart many times in order to collect all the many stairways. There were so many! Although the route had been amended, I didn't catch the change in time & thus went up the Swan Street stairs - 3 sets of about 100 steps each. My companion at the time, Carry, obligingly went along without complaint. This city is fantastic. So much better than I would have known without walking it. Tonight, we are staying 17 miles from the end of today's route. It seemed far to drive. And then I thought - 17 miles - I could have walked here. I walked that same distance today.
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| One section of the elevated pedestrian walkway that traverses downtown streets above the vehicles. |
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Andrew - Stairwalking Enthusiast & one of the trail founders met & guided me through a section with many confusing and wonderful turns. He even bought me coffee, a great way to get me going for the long miles ahead.
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| Hello Burrito at a street side cafe with outdoor booths. |
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| I loved these stairs - old and wooden and small and just barely meeting the criteria to be included at 10 or 11 steps depending on how they get counted. |
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| There were many fantastic views |
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| My walking partner for most of the day, Carry. She kept me going through the tough miles with conversation, stairwell knowledge and commentary of the city. |
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