Random Sunday morning stuff.

[gurdymonkey]

One of my friends is doing a challenge called the "Walk to Rivendell." Great idea, but after discovering in 2002 that I have outgrown the literary stylings of the densely incomprehensible and meandering J.R.R. Tolkein, not a goal that I am particularly drawn to.
Hm. At 2 miles a day, 5 times a week since 5/15/06, I've probably walked 700 miles (I've knocked a nice round  50 miles off to cover days when real life, weather and other factors may have made me miss my walks.)  On the flat at sea level, I clock about a 14 minute mile very comfortably.

Anyway, I got a little curious about real-world places that 700 miles could've taken me.

The El Camino Real between Mission San Diego and Mission San Francisco de Solano (Sonoma) is only 600 miles.

The Tousando (eastern inland road) 331 miles.
The Tokaido (eastern costal road) 310 miles.

Distance from Carthage to Rome: approximately 300 miles.
Distance from Atlanta to Savannah: approximately 250 miles. (In honor of Gone With The Wind being on TCM last night.)

President Bush's xenophobic border fence is supposed to be 700 miles long.

From my doorstep to Portland, Oregon: 632 miles.
From my doorstep to Salt Lake City: 734 miles.
From my doorstep to the site of Estrella Wars in Florence,  Arizona: 800 miles.
From my doorstep to the house I grew up in, in Teaneck, NJ: 2902 miles.

Comments

[callistotoni.livejournal.com]

>>Great idea, but after discovering in 2002 that I have outgrown the literary stylings of the densely incomprehensible and meandering J.R.R. Tolkein, not a goal that I am particularly drawn to.

I'm a big Middle Earth geek. I confess I'm not fond of Tolkein's writing, but I love the world he created. And I'm super fond of the movies, particuarly for the art direction. As most people know, my favorite part of ME is Rohan. :-) To each his own, I always say...

I like the walk idea. I may try this. :-)

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

There is a present for you once you've "walked home" to NJ.

[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

Why, is Jimmy Da Fist looking for me?

Honestly, I hadn't been keeping track of miles logged until Ro posted about the Rivendell thing and it got me to thinking about it.

[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

I started attempting to re-read Fellowship on the drive out to California from New Jersey in January 2002. Sitting alone in a Motel 6 somewhere with Ringwraiths on the prowl is an interesting experience.

FWIW, I did enjoy the films.