This past Saturday night I took part in Splutschnik III, the third installment of an all-walking downtown scavenger hunt / pub crawl. (Due to my computer being broken, it’s taken me a while to get an opportunity to upload my photos.)
My team consisted of myself, longtime drinking partner and friend “B”, friend Bill, and new friend Brad from the KCRag Forum.
Our team strategized well and we ended up setting a new record for the event, finishing beers at 20 bars in just under 4-1/2 …

I’ll be leading another group walk next Saturday morning (November 17), this time a nice short 7-mile walking tour of Downtown Kansas City.

The walk begins promptly at 9:00am at the north end of the Missouri River Overlook at 1st & Main, and should end around 11:15 to 11:30. The route will cover every major downtown neighborhood except for the Jazz District (which would have added an hour to the walk).
Interested? Then go to www.kctourwalk.com for complete details and to register. Like always, it’s free!
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The join me this Saturday morning (September 8) for KC TourWalk 2.

This time around the walk will begin in Waldo and make a 10-mile loop. (There is also a family-friendly 5-mile version this time: 2.5 miles with the group along the Trolly Track Trail and 2.5 miles back on your own.)
The walk begins promptly at 9:00am at the north end of the Waldo Park-and-Ride, 74th & Wornall, and should end around 12:30.
Please go to www.kctourwalk.com for complete details and to register. Like last time, it’s …

A painful injury to my left foot was the main reason I had to cut my 40 mile walk short last week just 5.5 miles shy of my goal.
This evening that foot started itching so I took off my shoe and sock, and nearly 2 square inches of thick dead skin came off my foot in almost a full sheet.
When the skin pulled away, about a quarter teaspoon of foul-smelling orange granules spilled out from between the layers onto the floor.

The most painful part of the injury is about half …

Now that I’ve had a day to recuperate, I finally feel up to getting online and writing about the walk I took this past Sunday (July 1).
First, the stats…
Time started: 6:12AM
Time ended: 9:47PM
Actual Walking Time: 12 hours, 27 minutes
Distance: 34.5 miles
Steps taken: 66,314
Calories burned: 4,395
Some notes from the walk:

The dog at Cleveland & Mersington that barked like hell at me on a previous walk has since learned to jump… very high. A few more inches and it would have cleared its fence.
Lots of mud in the areas …

Spotted yesterday at the northwest corner of 75th & Nall while I was on my walk.