This book is so ~2020~! Like many people, I started going for more walks during the pandemic. Starting in March I started going for a 2-mile walk every day (in the snow), and by the end of August my dad and I were walking 3 2-mile walks per day. Observing life around me during these walks became the most calming parts of my days. It is so refreshing! Now that I'm back at college, I've found I quite enjoy walking my 1.5-mi commute instead of taking the bus or train. There's something so calming about choosing the slowest mode of transportation possible. . . observing life from a perspective of 3 mph.
I've had this book on my TBR for awhile, but after 2020, I knew I should read it soon, because its contents might be more meaningful to me now. Indeed they were. This book covered many different aspects of walking, including: ancient philosophers and their ideas about walking, walking for fun,
urban vs. rural walking environments, the relationship between walking and thinking, and the dangers of walking after dark. This book was such a refreshing nonfiction reading experience. A lot of us walk every day, but how often do we think about the history and the philosophy involved in the act of walking? This was a calming and eye-opening read. I recommend it to anyone who got out for a walk during this pandemic. :~)