500 Mile Journey

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 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 

500 Mile Walking Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  Progress Report Week 7 It has been so hot here with lots of fires to the West and East of us. The air has been hot and heavy with smoke. We went up to Twin Falls thinking  we would do some hiking by the canyon ridge, but it was 100 degrees there too! We have not walked much since 4th of July. We did celebrate our 75 miles walking doing the Freedom Run 5K . Freedom Run 5K https://500mileswalkingjourney.blogspot.com/2017/07/500-mile-walking-journey-with-kerry-and.html  Here are some of the fireworks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeruOV9pM2U Progress Report: Miles Walked: 80.5 Miles to reach 500 goal: 419.5 Getting closer each week, our next milestone is at 100 miles  It's especially important to drink lots of water when your walking in this summer heat.  Tip, you can freeze one of your water bottles the night before, it will defro...

500 Mile Walking Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Happy 4th of July We hope you enjoyed the 4th with your  family and friends.  Jean and Kerry ready to do the  Freedom Run 5K  We made it to our 75 miles milestone  doing the 5K walk at the Spring Creek Marina  on 4th of July morning.  What a wonderful morning here in Nevada.  We registered, put our numbers on, and watched the flag ceremony  before the race began at 7:30. Flag ceremony video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feKW6iXHrjs Registration line, and thank you to the  Ruby Mountain Relay for puting on the 5K race. The Relay for Life , for the pancake breakfast.. "Walking is man's best medicine."  Hippocrates Join us for the 5K races and our 500 Miles Walking Journey 5K video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q87XUY00OZ4 What a surprise to receive awards for our time on this race.  This was o...

500 Mile Walking Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  "All truly great thoughts are  conceived  by walking." Fredrick  Nutzsche What a week we have had! While Kerry and I walk, we talk! It's a great way of sharing our thoughts and bouncing of new ideas off each other.   We are so very close again to our next milestone of 75 miles.  Soooo, we're planning something really cool for next weeks celebration.  This week we kept close to home with our usual walk around the marina. Occasionally, we get lucky and see a big bird fly by, like when we caught the pelican taking off.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fmYsznrt8M&t=9s  Spring Creek Marina is getting ready for their 4th of July celebration. They're offering a Freedom 5K walk early in the morning on the 4th with a pancake breakfast. Of Course Kerry and I signed up! We will be walking over to the Marina before the race and hanging arou...

500 Mile Walking Journey with  Kerry and Jean  Let's Get Walking!  Progress Report Time It's Sunday Morning.  It's official  Summer's here.  Today we walked up to our little market and got coffee and donuts.  We're trying to see if we can add miles by going to different places each day, just to mixed it up a bit.  However, we are finding that the most fun and interesting daily walk is around the  Spring Creek Marina with the birds migrating.  If you are just joining us this week,  we have just completed our second milestone of walking 50 Miles.  Here is our celebration. https://500mileswalkingjourney.blogspot.com/2017/06/500-mile-walking-journey-50-mile.html We celebrated with our daughter, Sarah and our grandson James for a hike and picnic in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada.  Now that we are retired, and have all the time in the world, we thought we would walk, hike, and spe...

500 Mile Walking Journey with Kerry and Jean  Let's get walking!! We are celebrating our 50 Miles of walking!! We made our second milestone of walking 50 miles. Here's our song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmPFioq1l6o We cerebrated our 50 miles with our daughter Sarah and our grandson James.  We started the day by hiking a short 1/2 trail at Hanging Valley in Lamoille, Nv.   and then on to lunch at the Power House picnic area.  Medals Kerry medal says," All Glory Comes From Daring To Begin." Eugen Ware  Jean's medal says, " Nothing is worth more than this day." Jahann Woldfang Von Goethe This was a meaningful milestone since although there was no doubt that we would get here, it was just a matter of when.  Between resting, company, and weather, my motivation was going down.  Dessert by the miles  Enjoy the Hanging Valley with us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2guCVCkM8E Ne...

500 Mile Walking Journey with Kerry and Jean  Let's get walking!! We made it!! 50 Mile milestone We have come to our next milestone, and it's time to celebrate!!   We knew we would get there, it was just a matter of when.  I took a week off to rest my knee, than we had company.... it stormed, then it got hot.... the truth is sometimes I don't want to walk!! Oh, yes it happens.  I just kept saying to myself, " T his is not a sprint, it's a marathon.".  It's not about how fast we do the walks, it's the journey.   We walked around the Spring Creek Marina this morning, and what a surprise we found.  Two Minutes In Nature with a pelican.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fmYsznrt8M Tomorrow we plan on going up the canyon  with Sarah and James  so they can   celebrate with us.  Be Inspired, Kerry and Jean 

500 Mile Walking Journey with Kerry and Jean  Hello from Kerry Hello from Jean  We are so close to our 50 miles!!! But not today! Today we went for a hike up the Lamoille Canyon in Nevada.  We had to get out early in the day  because today we had a   weather alert   about thunderer storms for this afternoon.  Today's hike was all about  flowers and waterfalls. We tracked 1.9 miles today and will have less then a mile for tomorrows goal. Our second goal is walking 50 miles on this journey. Yes come back for our 50 mile celebration,  you wont want to miss where we go tomorrow. Kerry  took this time to explain about glaciers in this area. Here is Kerry's  Geology Lesson  for today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohnWCSHRHi8 We would like to hear about your adventures if you are on a walking journey. Subscribe, like and share this blog with others.  Let's Ge...