miles and miles

this weekend involved a lot of driving. from des moines to iowa city to chicago to iowa city to des moines to minden to des moines. it's like 1,000 miles or something, insane. i can't even imagine what it was like before modern automobiles to make a trip like that. there would be no such thing as a quick trip. but then again, things were not as busy busy rush rush like they are now. it would be so great, and i would do this if the interstate was a more friendly place but i would love to walk my common trips like from des moines to iowa city. because when i'm in the car, i always say "soo close, i just want to get there" it would bring a whole different situation if i was walking, i would take forever it would seem. i can't even fathum the experience, but i don't think it's very safe to just walk the interstate, but i guess i would just walk the shoulders or even down lower where the road meets nature. but maybe some day i'll feel motivated and do just that. of course the appropriate documentation would happen, if it was a long trip that takes days, sleeping would be the hardest part of all because it would be terrifying to sleep out there, so exposed and unprotected but none the less it would be interesting. i guess i could take the highways, maybe not as scary but worth a shot. hmmmm this could be a great " hey i just graduated and want to do something outrageous before i have to get a real job" experiment. i would pick up trash while i was walking my route, it just makes sense. it would be like hiking iowa from one destination to the next. like ragbrai but m uch longer and i don't think i could walk across iowa, maybe not in the beginning. then there is the factor of wow, i do have a job right now but that would be part of the whole experience. do you leave behind the hectic world you live in now for something more relaxing or would that be too boring.

okay the final thing would be 1 week, i would do my normal schedule for one week. all my normal stops, and time everything. how long i was in a car. then the next week everything would be walking and i would time everything again and make the comparison. a trip to iowa city or the opposite direction, western iowa where i grew up would take forever but would be a great experiment.