A Picture Perfect Walk

I’m taking a day off from walking and feeling extremely guilty about it, so I’m hoping this post will help me justify my laziness. Today we’re all going to take my walk, by the pictures.

Depending on the time of year I either guzzle down the water or barely take a sip. But regardless most walks usually start with a trip to the water fountain. I’m starting this particular walk in the Ansari Business Building. This is probably where 95% of my walks have started, but once I move to Cain Hall that will change. As you’ll see shortly we can start almost anywhere on the path.

On this particular day I exited Ansari on the second floor and went down into Hilliard Plaza (also known as the lower quad, because ya know, I went down to get there).

And now the first climb, the stairway to heaven as I call it. It leads up to the College of Education and Cain Hall (heaven refers to going up, not the COE or Cain). On a typical walk I run up climbs and walk everything else.

Don’t worry we’re going the right way.

And now the hardest part of the walk: the ramp to Lombardi.

Around Lombardi we go and down next to the Joe Crowley Student Union. From here we can see the Legacy Hall Clock Tower, a constant companion (although sometimes off an hour).

And up the Lawlor Stairs we go!

The single most asked question that is ever asked of me while I walk is “Where is the ticket office?” Unfortunately this door is no where close.

But lets forget about the crazies on campus and continue on to the West Stadium Parking Garage.

We’ll enter on the second floor. Paige takes these stairs two at a time… showoff.

Ok time to get out of the sun.

Oops.

Up we go to the 5th floor.

I must say I’ve never seen a single stair all by itself… still haven’t

Anyway, back down to the second floor and out of the garage.

Around to the Rose Garden.

Heading back to Lombardi. No tennis players today.

Back down past the JCSU to the Brian J. Whalen Parking Garage.

Up to the fourth floor here.

I think we’re good.

Lets check up on Cordy. This was a Saturday so shes gets to stay in the shade.

Out of the garage and up to the COE.

Back down to Hilliard.

Behind Mona Mack Social Sciences and up the stairs to Getchell.

Ah the JTSU, we hardly knew ye.

And more pretty flowers.

Did I mention this is a histroric walk?

The quad rocks!

Around Orvis and down to the Agriculture Building.

Along the Great Wall of Evans.

And up to Morril Hall.

Over the moat.

I love this fountain.

Back through the quad.

My former home.

Ansari again (be careful in the wind tunnel).

We’re done!

Next post: a walking update.