maybe we should get a map

Earlier in the week Lyd asked on FB if we were going to walk today. We had a choice of driving to New Hope for a Volkksport event or do our own thing. I have a poop-load of work to do, so I voted for stay home. (It's 9:30 pm. Still haven't started. She asked me 2 hours ago if the blog was updated.)

Then she posted again, how about stairs at Lehigh. Okay was my reply.

Lyd and Bonnie arrived in time for our 10 start time. We set off, up the hill, to the university. Lydia set her phone pedometer. However, it does not account for terrain.

We went out Sioux, down Wyandotte, out Summit, down Brodhead, and out Packer to the campus gates at Packer Chapel. Then we headed up, up, up, up, and up some more. 500 stairs in all.

As we traveled up the stairs and the mountain to the frats and sororities, we started to encounter lots of pink. The sororities had panted boulders pink, they tied pink ribbon to trees, and hung up "Think Pink" signs for breast cancer awareness month. We stopped occassionally to take pictures. Lyd had started whining about the stairs. We reminded her who's idea it was!

Once we were at the top, we had to figure out how to come down. I knew Upper Sayre Drive did not take us to a city exit. But I'm not sure which road did. I knew that there was two. Maybe one day I should get a map? Actually I'm downloading one now.

The map shows buildings, parking and streets. Not stairs. But the street we came out was University Drive. The other one that exits is Memorial Drive west. I'll try and remember that for when we train for the Wilkes Barre stair climb.

After finding University Drive, we left campus, headed out eighth street and retraced our steps home. 3.8 miles according to the pedometer program. I should see if there is a way for Lyd to print out the little maps it makes.

When we returned to my place I took Adonis and my neice for a walk, as promised. Or maybe he took us.