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dolphins_logFriday I walked 2 marches. My pedometer read 34,012 steps that day. Surprisingly, while I have a few blisters to show for it, I am not wiped out.
The first walk was in Dupont. I think I remember![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dehd , and his son, Valentine, reporting on this walk once, though I may have misunderstood about a lookout over the Nisqually Delta. In any case, on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the best [Cannon Beach], I'd give this one a 2.
It's a walk through some old homes and new housing developments. The new portion is old enough where all the broad leaf trees have grown enough to shade your walk. Very refreshing on a hot day. The lawns are well manicured and park like. Lots of flags out, being so close to the military base.
There's a new commercial center there. There was a Starbucks that was mighty tempting and just within the Volksmarch route. Some years ago, Juli and I commented while on a number of our trips down I-5, that they were building overpasses to nowhere. "Nowhere" built up into this community.
The walk passed by a grassy knoll that has remained undeveloped. I think the plan is to leave it undeveloped as it is the former location of Fort Nisqually, the fort that was picked up and mover to Point Defiance and is currently on display there. There isn't a marker on this knoll, just a couple of pick-nick tables. But there are houses all around it.
The last third of the trail is on access roads through a marsh. The roads go straight a s a ruler, and could be considered somewhat boring. Through if you take the time to look around as you walk it's still entertaining
The Fort Steilacoom walk is through the large Fort Steilacoom Park and around Lake Waughop. There is a HUGE field that the walk wanders about. Part of the field is a fenced of Bark Park that is so large dogs could get lost in it.
The walk It returns through the grounds of Western State Hospital. There are some historic buildings here that include the last remaining buildings of Fort Steilacoom, still standing here and in use.
I'd give this walk a 3 only because part of it is on a main commercial thoroughfare. I have to admit though, the Albersons was convenient for a quick refuel. Near the end of this walk, being the last kilometer of a 20 K day, I was slowing up a little. A voice behind me said "excuse me can we get by?" I was being past by a mom pushing a fully loaded double wide stroller. I guess I was walking a bit slow.
The first walk was in Dupont. I think I remember
dehd , and his son, Valentine, reporting on this walk once, though I may have misunderstood about a lookout over the Nisqually Delta. In any case, on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the best [Cannon Beach], I'd give this one a 2. It's a walk through some old homes and new housing developments. The new portion is old enough where all the broad leaf trees have grown enough to shade your walk. Very refreshing on a hot day. The lawns are well manicured and park like. Lots of flags out, being so close to the military base.
There's a new commercial center there. There was a Starbucks that was mighty tempting and just within the Volksmarch route. Some years ago, Juli and I commented while on a number of our trips down I-5, that they were building overpasses to nowhere. "Nowhere" built up into this community.
The walk passed by a grassy knoll that has remained undeveloped. I think the plan is to leave it undeveloped as it is the former location of Fort Nisqually, the fort that was picked up and mover to Point Defiance and is currently on display there. There isn't a marker on this knoll, just a couple of pick-nick tables. But there are houses all around it.
The last third of the trail is on access roads through a marsh. The roads go straight a s a ruler, and could be considered somewhat boring. Through if you take the time to look around as you walk it's still entertaining
The Fort Steilacoom walk is through the large Fort Steilacoom Park and around Lake Waughop. There is a HUGE field that the walk wanders about. Part of the field is a fenced of Bark Park that is so large dogs could get lost in it.
The walk It returns through the grounds of Western State Hospital. There are some historic buildings here that include the last remaining buildings of Fort Steilacoom, still standing here and in use.
I'd give this walk a 3 only because part of it is on a main commercial thoroughfare. I have to admit though, the Albersons was convenient for a quick refuel. Near the end of this walk, being the last kilometer of a 20 K day, I was slowing up a little. A voice behind me said "excuse me can we get by?" I was being past by a mom pushing a fully loaded double wide stroller. I guess I was walking a bit slow.
