500 Mile Journey

Happy Fall Everyone. While we are now traveling a bit, we are still walking some. Kayaking season is over for us now, summer is behind us. I will be back to update our miles, we have not stopped. Be Inspired, ~Kerry and Jean

I love this new series. It's a great hobby to share with your family.

500 Mile  Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  Part of the Journey for us is traveling to new places. Wherever the destination is we will be walking!  We walked through the Van Damme State Park, Redwoods.  This was our first walk in the redwoods.  We were so impressed with the tall trees, of course,  but look how green the plants are.  So many plants, so many different colors of green.  I felt like this could have been one of the most healing walks we've been on.  The trails on this walk were well maintained and easy to walk. The Fern Canyon Trail is a 7.7 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Little River, Ca. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips and birding . We didn't walk that far. What we did was walked 1.5 up and 1.5 back so we did our 3 miles walk. Which was plenty to get the feel of the trees and the environment. enjoy a l...

Make a wish in the tunnel, it's always a good idea. On our travels when went through the Carlin Tunnels. It's a little ritual of mine to make a wish when I drive through tunnels.

Good Morning, After the Solar Eclipse which was totally awesome. I needed some time to process what my astrological sign said was going to happen after the eclipse! Taking Two Minutes In Nature to meditate on this is always a good idea. Be Inspired, ~jean

500 Mile  Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  Progress Report Week 11 We did it!!  100 miles walked.  We took ourselves to the beach, at Fort Bragg Ca.  Where each morning it was foggy until 10 a. m. and the high temperature were in the 70's . We loved it!! Jean and kerry in Ft. Bragg, CA  Celebrating with a local wine, cheese,  peppered salami, and french bread Add caption Enjoy the beach, we sure did!!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuhLuCcsMxg There is nothing like the sound of the ocean.  We spent three wonderful days, walking, eating, and taking in the sites.  Progress Report  Miles walked: 109.4 Kayaking miles : 10.1 Total miles :  119.5 Miles to complete our 500 miles goal:  380.5 Let's Get Walking Kerry and Jean 

500 Mile  Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  We did it!! 100 miles walking.  We thought that we should do something big for this milestone.  It has been so hot here that we decided we needed to go to the beach.  We went to Ft. Bragg, CA.  On our first night we found this wonderful Italian restaurant.  It was the perfect place to celebrate and open our gift.         For reaching 100 miles we each got a key chain with little walking shoes.  It was a great trip and we stayed 3 days at the beach.  More pictures of our adventure to come.  Lets Get Walking, Kerry and Jean  

We went to the ocean to celebrate our 100 mile walking journey

500 mile journey takes up to the Redwood Forest

Two Minutes In Nature, Relax and be still in the redwood forest

500 Mile  Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!   I've been working on designing  Walking Journey T-Shirts We are not one but many out walking the world.  Right now I just have women T-Shirts,  but soon I will have men's too.  Designer Walking T-Shirts with positive walking quotes.   https://www.zazzle.com/collections/walking_journey_t_shirts-119561391246098934 Kerry and I prefer the long sleeve shirt to protect us from the sun's strong rays.  I also have a collection of sun glasses with encouragement and power words on them.  https://www.zazzle.com/collections/sunglasses-119682961439147926 Right Now they are on sale!! Let's Get Walking! Kerry and Jean 

500 Mile  Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  Progress Report Week 10 We made it and beyond.  100 mile milestone!! We sure hope you are enjoying your summer.  This week we have mostly been kayaking!!   Morning Kayaking  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2w4c3nEXoY  I used my  "Map My Walk" and it will record the miles we kayak. Come along with us on a kayak ride.  (click video to watch) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMT2aYV3WI It's time to celebrate!! we are making plans for the 100 mile celebration.  Two Minutes in Nature  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcypWadK5tk Progress Report  Miles walked: 96.2 Kayaking miles : 8.1 Total miles :  104.3 Miles to complete our 500 miles goal:  395.7 Let's Get Walking Kerry and Jean 

500 Mile  Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!   Here is the last of our scouting pictures.  Dirt roads of Nevada ..... If your not familiar with open lands then seeing cattle on the road may surprise you.  We passed this guy shading himself from the over 90 degree weather we are having.   After the thunderstorms you will find washed out roads, go slow some can be pretty deep.     What is the arrow pointing to?  Let me tell you a little story of how I got to go to The  Mall of America in Minnesota.  Kerry and I were camping in the hills. We started out on a  "little walk" after breakfast.  He kept hiking and I kept following......before we knew it we were mostly up this mountain, in the clouds, walking on shale rock.  I was exhausted and needed to take a break, but Kerry kept going, he left me sitting on the ground resting. He came back to say, "Your almost t...

500 Mile  Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  Progress Report Week 9 It's been another busy week for us.  On our travels we went to Soldier Creek, Nv to get out of the heat.  This is a very pretty road, but beware it is only a one lane dirt road with not many places to turn around.  We figured we would walk along side the road and park the near the creek to rest and put our feet in the water.  The trails are a bit too step for me yet.  Here is a little video of our ride on Soldier Creek road and you will see how tight the road is.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia-Ai9rVar4 Progress Report  Miles walked: 90.4 Kayaking miles : 5.3 Total miles :  95.7 Miles to complete our 500 miles goal:  404.3 Since this summer has been so hot for us, we added kayaking to our miles, and will add cross country skiing in the winter. We thought we should c...

500 Mile Walking Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  Harrison Pass road trip      Last week while we were scouting out hiking places on the back roads of Nevada, we came across this interesting rock.  It has dents on it, rocks and, money have been laid on top of it.  We have seen to it for years and it's very cool that it is still here.  Kerry says it's a Rock Metate used by the Native Americans to grind nuts and herbs. It may also be a medicine rock for leaving offerings and praying for good health and fortune.  We are still walking towards are 500 Mile Goal, most of our walks are around the Spring Creek Marina which we have shown you before in earlier blogs.   However, now and then when we come across something interesting in our travels we will be sharing those with you as well.   come along a enjoy our back road car trip.  Harrison Pass https://www.yo...

500 Mile Walking Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  It's summertime and we had to adjust our  activities .  Let's get kayaking!!! We made a decision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8DAWhnTvg4 our new kayaks  I checked my "Map My Walk" and guess what?  It will record how far we paddle in the water!! We have been kayaking every evening since we bought our kayaks.  It's a whole different exercise for the body and I have to say I'm a bit sore, in a good way of course.  Plus, just for my own curiosity I recorded us walking around Walmart! It's a Super Walmart and it's big from one end to the other. Well to my surprise we walked over a mile just shopping. .......I haven't sold Kerry on the idea that miles we walk together should count even if it's in a store.   But it certainly beats walking in 100 degrees.  Be Inspired, Be Safe and  Let's Get Walking, ...

500 Mile Walking Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  Progress Report Week 8 Day Trip on the back roads of Nevada  It has been so hot here, still with temperatures in the high 90's that we just haven't been walking like we should be.  We decided we needed a day trip to the back roads of Nevada to find some cooler hiking areas where we can get out of the heat.  We got up early, packed a lunch and headed out towards Ruby Marshes.  We finally got the Blue Heron taking off for flight.  enjoy this video ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HeHLQlnzSY There's nothing better then walking outside  and seeing the world. We did find lots of places to hike, walk on dirt roads, and stay cool,   more photo's and videos to come.  Progress Report Miles walked:  87.1  Miles to goal: 412.9 Let's Get Walking Kerry and Jean