My feet faired well. Yes, I can feel the blister on my right foot (the bigger of the two) but it didn't really bother. I'm thinking about doing a longer walk on Friday and, if I do, I will try wrapping the ball of my foot to provide some extra cushion.
On the way home, after a quick lunch, I decided to stop by a monument in Council Bluffs. The monument, a large golden spike, is located in a somewhat rundown part of town in a park sandwiched between industrial sites and a trailer park. The plaque affixed to the base of the monument says that it commemorates the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific railroad (i.e. the transcontinental railroad). The truth is a little less dramatic. The monument was erected to publicize the 1939 movie "Union Pacific".
Did you try moleskin, or just go raw?
ReplyDeleteStrange, I always thought the golden spike was, you know, smaller... ;)
GH: On this walk I went raw with no problem. When/If I do a longer one Friday I will probably wrap the foot in a tight bandage to protect the ball of my foot. I don't have a piece of moleskin large enough.
ReplyDeleteRemember, this was for a movie. This one is some 57 feet tall.
Do you think they're compensating for something?
ReplyDeleteHope your feet feel wonderful again soon.
Miss McC: Council Bluffs has always felt inferior to their next door neighbor Omaha.
ReplyDeleteMy feet ... well, I made them worse yesterday.
While coming through Council Bluffs on a train, I heard a conversation from a new railroad cab driver and the dispatcher. The driver was lost, trying to find 9th Avenue (where the spike is located). The driver said, "On one corner is a trailer park and on the other is a junkyard". The dispatcher responded, "Hell, that could be any corner in Council Bluffs". :)
ReplyDeleteJason: I completely agree. Council Bluffs is in need of some major spring cleaning and re-zoning.
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