30 Walks, 30 Days

 

Another walk through Riparian Preserve.  With 4.5 miles of trails through this park, no two walks are ever the same!  

10 Days In

After a short work day, I shopped.  There is one day a year where my BigBox Store gives us 25% off one transaction, no matter how many items are in our buggy.  So I shopped after work, and the drive home took 20 mins longer than normal.  After I got my groceries put away, I decided I did NOT want to get out there in the traffic, so my walk was in my own neighborhood.  I put on my headphones and cued up some Nickelback ..... it was a great evening for a brisk walk.  I dug out my hoodie because it was 59 degrees.  I enjoy a good walk when it's cooler!

Some of my neighbor's displays!  So cheery!!

 

Walking, Day 9

 Another day of walking, out at Riparian Preserve again.  It's my fav place to walk, there is a lot of variety in what path you take, which pond you walk around.  There are lots of ducks and other birds, rabbits, quail .... I could go on.  But every time is the same yet different.  

This week, they've put up holiday themed light up displays along the walking paths for night strolls.  I'm sure the kids will love it!  Me, I'm not big on the crowds, so I won't be there at night.  

I'm happy that I challenged myself!

Day 8 Completed!

I made it through an entire week of fulfilling my self challenged 30 walks in 30 days!  I went to one of my fav spots to take photos: Hole in the Rock at Papago Park.  I headed out at 3:30pm because there were clouds in the sky to the west, but by the time I got there, and ready to start snapping, they had dissipated.  But a sunset in the Valley of the Sun never disappoints!!  

Walkin' Again

In my challenge to get 30 walks in 30 days, I've been finding myself out and about town at odd hours. Especially when I want to catch a sunset shot.  When I checked my FB page, my "memories" showed that I had been to Riverview Park exactly seven years ago.  So that's where I headed again.  A few changes around the park, nice place to hang out.  

Keepin' On

 Another day's walk at Freestone Park.  I'm so happy we have terrific weather in order to do this self imposed challenge.  It makes me happy to take afternoon walks when I'm done working for the day! 

At the same time, I dropped a few Kindness Rocks along the way.  It was a good day :)

Another Day's Walk

 Another day, another walk .... but not in a park.  It was a very busy holiday shopping day and I got all my steps and more at my local Walmart!  

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet??

Day 3 Walk

I took another trek to a different park for today's walk:  Tumbleweed Park.  It's been many years since I visited and things keep evolving, as they should with parks.  There are a lot of new play areas for kids, and for a Friday at 1pm there were a *lot* of kids at the park playing and having a good time!  It was a warm day (85!!) and I was glad I was wearing a tank top under my work shirt, so I got a little sun on my arms as I walked!  There was one area in the grass where there were some rocks, and I kicked loose a lovely oval, very smooth stone just a tad bigger than my hand.  I'm not sure if I'm going to leave it as it, or use it as a rock for my kindness rocks project!  

There's a small part of the park that is a working ranch, with lots of old tools and an old house, and this old truck.  There are events and sometimes docents working who talk about what farming was like in the past.  This is also the park where they have the annual Ostrich Festival in the spring.  

The Chandler Arizonan said “Ostriches are all the rage in Chandler” in 1914 and they’re still the talk of the town more than 100 years later.  The man most associated with the large flightless birds and Arizona is none other than city of Chandler founder Dr. Alexander J. Chandler.

The doctor was among the first to bring the birds to Arizona after he saw them at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Chandler Museum Administrator Jody Crago said.

Twelve years later, in 1905, the doctor had a large herd of ostriches at his ranch in Mesa and his success spurred other local ranchers to follow suit. Chandler tried to corner the ostrich market but eventually was upstaged by the Pan American Ostrich Farm in the West Valley, Crago said.

My son and I went one year and watched jousting, monkeys performing tricks and of course, the ostrich races!  

Walking, Day 2

I completed my second day of my self imposed challenge of 30 walks in 30 days.  I walked at Veteran's Oasis Park, a nice walk around a lake, and some trails out back with little hills to challenge the walk.   Another nice day!

I looked a "how to" and then just thought what the heck, I'll just do my own thing!!

How to Build Your Own 30-day Fitness Challenge

1. Determine Your Theme. Themed 30-day fitness challenges are ideal because they make the program relevant for the user. ...
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5. Prepare, Prepare, Prepare.

While this is a simplified list, you can make it as complicated or easy as you want.  Just making up your mind to get out and start doing it is a major step.  I got this!