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What it’s like to walk across Massachusetts

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Couch-bound for most of the winter, I read over a dozen books about walking journeys. I was inspired. Obsessed? I decided to walk across Massachusetts. You decide how to experience my story: TEXT Visually-aided journal TLDR Mostly images By Russell Samora | Oct. 2025 Walkachusetts I started with the most tangible and fun distraction—packing my bag (slightly fixated on making it ultralight). It would take me over a week to walk 160 miles across Massachusetts. I would pass through 30 towns and take an estimated 368,000 steps. read more The walk was an idea born out of compromise. I’m not adventurous enough to hike the Appalachian Trail, but I still wanted adventure. Most people would consider my home state of Massachusetts small. It takes just over two hours to drive across its midsection on the Mass Pike, a route I often take when traveling between my family in Cambridge and my home in Great Barrington. But a two-hour car trip could be a weeklong adventure on foot. I talked about the wa

What it’s like to walk across Massachusetts Skip to main content Walkachusetts I ruptured my achilles in January. Couch-bound for most of the winter, I read over a dozen books about walking journeys. I was inspired. Obsessed? I decided to walk across Massachusetts. You decide how to experience my story: TEXT Visually-aided journal TLDR Mostly images Walkachusetts By Russell Samora | Oct. 2025 Walkachusetts I started with the most tangible and fun distraction-packing my bag (slightly fixated on making it ultralight). It would take me over a week to walk 160 miles across Massachusetts. I would p

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