Step by step

My exercise regimen is seasonal.

While I get out and about year-round -- on my bike, in my kayak, tending my garden – it’s in the fall when I really get after it. Or so I thought.

Modern technology burst my bubble.

It turns out my inner pedometer isn’t quite as accurate as the Steps app on my phone.

From September 1 through New Years Day I hunt more days than not. And hunting for me is almost always on foot. It’s where I’m most comfortable.

I was never much of an athlete, but I could always walk.

For much of my life I was also too poor to afford a four-wheel drive pickup, an ATV...