The New Flaneurs

"The New Flaneurs: Contemporary Urban Practice and the Picturesque"
I'll be blogging on 100 days-Walking to Edmonton till Dec 13.

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Sept 28 - 6.71km, 29 - 13.01km, 30 - 1.42km, 31 - 2.78km, Sept 1 - 4.36km, 2 - 4.61km.
Lethbridge, Calgary, Edmonton.

Total - 33.16km, six days.

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Walked down to my office a couple of days ago and found a distress note slipped under my door. Eliott and Jade were trapped in Art Camp and in desperate need of food and drink. I fear I was too late as by the time I got the note Art Camp had finished for the summer. Alas for Eliott and Jade.

Kilometres walked since last post:
Aug 12 - 5.55km, 13 - 17.74km, 14 - 17.27km, 15 - 5.55km, 16 - 4.34km, 17 - 5.34, 18 - 5.84km, 19 - 4.44km, 20 - 8.53, 21 - 7.0km, 22 - 2.43km, 23 - 3.36km, 24 - 7.93km, 25 - 5.76km, 26 - 2.09km, 27 - 3.53m.
15 days - 106.7 km.
Peterborough, Belleville, Montreal, Kingston, Toronto, Calgary.

Kilometres walked since June 4:

June 5 - 30: 181.70 km
July: 290.99 km
August 1 - 11 - 82.15 km

Total: 554.84 km

Lethbridge AB
Bozeman MT
Vernal UT
Albuqurque NM
Santa Fe NM
Caprock Canyon TX
Turkey TX
Forth Worth TX
Houston TX
Marshal TX
Little Rock AR
Park Hill MO
St Louis MO
Vandalia MO
Crawfordsville IN
Somerset MI
Peterborough ON
Lions Head ON
Owen Sound ON
Creemore ON

Medicine wheel

Bighorn Medicine Wheel

Convocation and Road Trip

Walking all over two countries since last post. Lethbridge, Calgary, Great Falls, Livingston, Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Sheridan, Billings, and much more.

Peterborough to Lethbridge

May 6 - 2.01km, 7 - 8.29km, 8 - 6.58km, 9 - 4.70km, 10- 3.76km, 11 - 25.78km, 12, 1.72km, 13 -2.44km, 14 - 6.51km, 15 - 11.67km, 16 - 9.41km, 17 - 12.17km, 18 - 5.40km, 19 - 2.14km, 20 - 3.38km, 21 -17.26km, 22 - 6.17km, 23 - 12.02km, 24 - 1.95km, 25 - 2.41km, 26 - 2.98km, 27 - 4.83km, 28 - 2.92km, 29 - 5.22km, 30 - 2.07km, 31 - 4.07km, June 1 - 3.89km, 2 - 4.38km, 3 - 3.62km.

Road trip from Peterborough to Lethbridge via Minneapolis. Not much walking in car but lots of walking in Toronto, Minneapolis, and Lethbridge.

Images from top:
North Dakota
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Espanola

Mostly April

From Top:
1. Bog Plant - Peterborough
2. Ganaraska Forest
3. Calgary
4. Storm
5. Owl's meal
6. Great Horned Owl
7. Nick's Study
8. Beth Israel

Remarkable how the winter months keep me away from walking. Except to and from the office and an occasional side excursion.


March 30 - 9.27km, 31 - 5.25km, April 1 - 7.94km, 2 - 2.90, 3 - 7.24km, 4 - 5.05, 5 - 6.60km, 6 - 6.98km, 7 - 7.67km, 8 - 8.10km, 9 - 6.79km, 10 - 13.62km, 11 - 5.38km, 12 - 4.96km, 13 - 2.48km, 14 - 2.40km, 15 - 7.43km, 16 - 15.26 km, 17 - 5.50km, 18 - 8.67km, 19 - 13.87km, 20 - 4.23km, 21 - 7.59km, 22 - 4.80km, 23 - 5.06, 24 - 4.92km, 25 - 13.87km, 26 - 1.23km, 27 - 5.20km, 28 - 1.53km, 29 - 4.24km, 30 - 2.18km, May 1 - 5.38,
2 - 2.44km, 3 - 6.3km, 4 - 3.91km, 5 - 10.05km.

Lethbridge,
Calgary,
Toronto,
Gonaraska,
Peterborough.

Storm

Lethbridge/Ottawa

Back and forth between the parking lot and the office. spring is dragging out tremendously windy and cold. Very unpleasant most of the time. but in another way incredibly invigorating.
March 19 - 3.50km, 20 - 7.13km, 21 - 2.50km, 22 - 1.28km, 23 - 6.83km, 24 - 3.77km, 25 - 5.27km, 26 - 5.41km.
Ottawa - March 28
the i -deal coffee shop. the spot where I read the Ottawa Citizen article about the end of the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography as an entity separate from the National Gallery. Apparently the Harper government wants the CMCP building to use as office space. I wonder when Harper will tell the National Gallery to move out because he wants that building for his walk - in closet.
March 27 - 9.26km, 28 - 15.05km, 29 - 9.86km.
Back in Lethbridge.

Super Store

March 7 - 3.13 km, 8 - 3.37km, 9 - 5.90km, 10 - 8.87 km, 11 - 7.95km, 12 - 7.56km, 13 - 7.46km, 14 - 4.78km, 15 - 2.91km, 16 - 6.49km, 17 - 6.20km, 18 - 7.24km.
A walking dry spell. Weather pretty poor most of the time. Lots of meetings etc. Walking mostly in parking lots.

Yellow Crowned Kinglet

Winter weather getting in the way of strolling. Lots of indoor walking though, and from the parking lot to office and back. Plunging temperatures today, but still sunny.
Feb. 24 - 6.23km, Feb. 25 - 8.07km, Feb. 26 - 6.19km, Feb. 27 7.36km, Feb. 28 - 3.70km, March 1 - 3.41km, March 2 - 7.55km, March 3 - 9.28km, March 4 - 9.95km, March 5 - 5.69km, March 6 - 7.16.

Peterborough, Georgian Bay, Toronto

Peterborough

Georgian Bay

Gardiner Museum, Toronto


Feb 10 - 2.80km, Feb 11 - 8.80km, Feb 12 - 5.55km, Feb 13 - 10.89km, Feb 14 - 3.10km, Feb 15 - 8.19, Feb 16 - 18.04, Feb 17 - 5.01km, Feb 18 - 5.49km, Feb 19 - 6.50km, Feb 20 - 6.91km, Feb 21 - 17.05 km, Feb 22 - 11.50km, Feb 23 - 6.64km.
Lots of urban, rural and airport walking this post - Lethbridge, Calgary, Peterborough, Georgian Bay, Toronto.
Birds: Nuthatches, Chickadees, Blue Jays, Pine Siskins, Goldfinches, House Finches, Ravens, and more.

January to February

Jan. 22 - 5.25km, Jan. 23 - 6.85km, Jan. 24 - 5.69km (Calgary), Jan. 25 - 6.30km (Calgary), Jan. 26 - 7.90km, Jan. 27 - 9.27km, Jan. 28 - 8.07km, Jan. 29 - 2.61km, Jan. 30 - 4.87km, Jan. 31 - 4km, Feb. 1 - 3.85km, Feb. 2 - 6.51km, Feb. 3 - 5.39, Feb. 4 - 7.73km, Feb. 5 - 5.43km, Feb. 6 - 5.81km, Feb. 7 - 4.25 (Calgary funeral), Feb. 8 - 3.11km, Feb. 9 - 7.26km.
Remarkably warm weather, above freezing for a couple of weeks - well above freezing. Seemed like every motorcycle in town was out last Sunday. Walking mostly between parking lot and office at the University with occasional breaks walking around the parents basement in Calgary, carrying boxes of junk. Attended the Ukulele All Stars session last night, I'm more than a little rusty.

Pinhole Jan 21

Jan 21 - 10.84km
Walking in and out of the university a good part of the day teaching pinhole photo in my intro class. Always a pleasant part of the class. The weather was perfect for pinhole, very bright, sunny and warm. Tomorrow is snow and plunging temperatures.

Calgary Jan 20

Jan 16 - 9.86 km
Jan 17 - 3.23 km
Jan 18 - 3.61 km
Jan 19 - 11.64 km
Jan 20 - 8.78 km
Watched the inauguration of Barack Obama of course, then drove to Calgary. Walked in a couple of suburbs and in the downtown area. Saw an exhibition at Trépanier-Baer, The Puppet Collective by Graeme Patterson. Went to my folks house and went into the basement - mistake. Lots of work there.

Jan 15 - Management

Chinooks this week. Lots of ice and slush. The city is finally getting around to cleaning what's left of the snow from the streets. Spring-like conditions. 8-10 degrees all week.

Jan 9&10 - 15.55 km
Jan 11 - 6.13 km
Jan 12 - 12.14 km
Jan 13 - 7.78 km
Jan 14 - 11.90 km
Jan 15 - 9.79 km

Jan 8 - Old Man River

Jan 05 - 11.62km
Jan 06 -7.42km
Jan07 - 9.81km
Jan o8- 7.32km
Back walking in Lethbridge. Lots of snow - huge snow for Lethbridge. There is no snow removal as the city prefers to wait until a chinook arrives for a melt. This has resulted in considerable disruption in driving and walking. Deep snow and ice on all roads and sidewalks.

Heritage, Recreation, Art. Dec 30 - Jan 04

Days of Canoes, Skiing and Art.

Canoe Museum
Kawartha Ski Club
McMichael Collection

Dec 30 - 6.77km
Dec 31- 6.72km
Jan o1- 8.03km
Jan 02- 10.10km
Jan 03/04 - 18.95 km - Peterborough/Toronto/Airports/Lethbridge

Dec 29

Bright sunny warm day with a very refreshing breeze. Post-season relaxation.
Walked about town with CW, had lunch, shopped, stopped for a cappuccino. Read a New York Times article about the end of Polaroid film.
Dec 28 - 8.11km, 29 - 8.73km.
Sidewalks relatively clear and a pleasant walking day.
Storms tomorrow.

Dec 27

Dec 21 - 4.64km, 22 - 7.05km, 23 - 16.73km, 24 - 5.23km, 25 - 5.23km, 26 - 7.98km, 27 - 5.99km.

Walking in the snow and ice over the early winter secular break. There was a sudden warm up and a big melt but another big storm is expected.

Dec 20

Back in Peterborough. Walked about 15 km in Perth and airports on the 14-15 of Dec. Mostly in Airports it seems. I don't know why I keep expecting flying to have some element of pleasure in it. Maybe for those at the front of the plane.
Much different walking experience back here than in Perth of course. Snow and ice underfoot. Sidewalks covered with heaps of snow makes walking on the road unavoidable.
Dec 16 - 6.20km, 17 - 6.35km, 18 - 9.00km, 19 - 9.14km, 20 - 13.64km. the kms add up when shoveling snow.

Dec 14

Today was an odd day to say the least. Got up early and packed up, checked out of my accomodations and prepared to leave Australia. Only walked about 6-8 km. Wandering.
Realized at dinner time that departure times and arrival times weren't matching up. Missed my flight - big trauma. I'll be walking in airports for a while.
On the bright side - saw big flocks of green parrots in the palm trees outside the airport.

Dec 13

Cancelled the idea of a test walk to the airport - too hot. Booked the airporter for tomorrow. Today I strolled back up to Kings Park and walked through the bush area and the botanical gardens. 16.05km total.
Saw more birds today, green backed parrots, gullahs, lorikeets etc., although the park was surprisingly quiet. No people in the bush area and there had been a large brush fire - judging from the signs posting an award for information leading to the arrest of vandals I assume it was not a natural fire. Very interesting plants of Western Australia in the Botanical grdn. Remarkable lawns, I don't know the type of grass used but it is very flat, green and doesn't seem to need much water.

Dec 12

Took it easy today, went to the museum and did some shopping. As a result only walked 11.35km. The days have become very hot - 30-35 degrees with intense sun. I'm trying to walk from shadow to shadow. Seeing this roo made me think it would be wise to take it easy for my last couple of days here. The Christmas season is building to a pitch here, unusual for me because it's summer weather. Considering a test walk to the airport today.

Dec 11

Long walk today - 23.85km. Hot sun alternating with cold wind. Walked out to East Perth to a small private art museum and then along the Swan river all the way around to kings Park in West Perth. Then back up through town to North Perth and on to Northbridge.
Mostly high-end urban renewal neighbourhoods along the river, although there is parkland between the waterfront highway and water for a good distance.

Dec 10

Rainy today, spent the day dodging in and out of dry sanctuary. Walked 13.06km despite the weather though. It was sort of pleasant to be out of the sun for a day. I went back to the Western Australian Art Gallery and discovered a wing that i hadn't seen before. Spent more time with the Indigenous Art Award show - remarkable work. Also spent some more time at the Perth Institute for Contemporary Art.
Perth is a city marked by barriers to walking. Highways, bridges, train tracks, rivers. It would be easy to spend the entire time in one small part of the city. Today I'm planning to go to the rivers edge and see where it leads.