I have begun exercising again by walking uptown on a regular basis. I enjoy my various routes and find seeing real streets preferable to the inside of a gym. I enjoy saying, "Good morning," to other folks out for a walk and seeing the children and pets accompanying them.
The arrow on the image from Google Earth shows the building in which we live. This is in the area called downtown New Westminster. The front door of our apartment building is at an elevation of about 120 ft about the river.
The circle on the image is the Queen's Park neighborhood and is referred to as uptown. This area is a primary location I walk for exercise. Much of the land in the red circle is between 250 and 350 feet above the river. So, a stroll through sought-after homes on the heritage streets is quite a physical workout for me. There are many historic houses from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It also boasts a lot of mature green spaces. Queen's Park, itself, is 75-acres and to the right-side of the red circle.
Today, I walked up Third Street and returned primarily via Fourth Street. I generally like to take a walk of one hour. I was quick today and I had to add a bit of extra walking near our building on Carnarvon Street. The whole trip took me 56 minutes. I walked a little over four kilometers and burned 575 calories.
Here are a six randomly-selected houses that I passed along my way today.
