Capitals Walking Tour '99 and Beyond

Capitals Tour '99 and Beyond

I started keeping track of the miles I walked and biked on the stationary bike at the gym back in 1999 as a way to motivate myself to lose weight.  I am over half way through the tour now in 2012.  I will post monthly updates of my progress as I work my way through the last of the virtual walking tour of the state capitals.

• 1999 - walked 154 miles
• 2000 - walked 302.8 miles
• 2001 - walked 315 miles
• 2002 - walked 324.9 miles
• 2003 - walked 10.9 miles (lost data on this year)
• 2004 - walked 553.6 miles
• 2005 - walked 1320.9 miles
• 2006 - walked 1460.6 miles
• 2007 - walked 1362.9 miles
• 2008 - walked 827.2 miles
• 2009 - walked 825.6 miles
• 2010 - walked 796.6 miles
• 2011 - walked 1456.5 miles
• 2012 - walked 563.7 miles so far

Tour route for the virtual walking tour

1. Sacramento, CA to Carson City, NV - 166.4 miles (Reached: Jan 2000)
2. Carson City, NV to Boise, ID - 438.7 miles (Reached: Jun 2001)
3. Boise, ID to Salem, OR - 475.4 miles (Reached: Aug 2002)
4. Salem, OR to Olympia, WA - 159.8 miles (Reached: May 2004)
5. Olympia, WA to Helena, MT - 629 miles (Reached: Mar 2005)
6. Helena, MT to Salt Lake City, UT - 483.4 miles (Reached: July 2005)
7. Salt Lake City, UT to Phoenix, AZ - 663.2 miles (Reached: Jan 2006)
8. Phoenix, AZ to Santa Fe, NM - 526.8 miles (Reached: May 2006)
9. Santa Fe, NM to Denver, CO - 391.1 miles (Reached: Sept 2006)
10. Denver, CO to Cheyenne, WY - 100 miles (Reached: Oct 2006)
11. Cheyenne, WY to Bismarck, ND - 607 miles (Reached: Mar 2007)
12. Bismarck, ND to Pierre, SD - 210.7 miles (Reached: May 2007)
13. Pierre, SD to Lincoln, NE - 467.5 miles (Reached: Oct 2007)
14. Pierre, NE to Topeka, KS - 166.8 miles (Reached: Nov 2007)
15. Topeka, KS to Oklahoma City, OK - 292.9 miles (Reached: Jan 2008)
16. Oklahoma City, OK to Austin, TX - 387.6 miles (Reached: Apr 2008)
17. Austin, TX to Baton Rouge, LA - 430.8 miles (Reached: Jan 2009) 51% done
18. Baton Rouge, LA to Jackson, MS - 173 miles (Reached: May 2009)
19. Jackson, MS to Little Rock, AR - 263.2 miles (Reached: Aug 2009)
20. Little Rock, AR to Jefferson City, MO - 350.1 miles (Reached: Dec 2009)
21. Jefferson City, MO to Des Moines, IA - 271.9 miles (Reached: Apr 2010)
22. Des Moines, IA to St. Paul, MN - 244.8 miles (Reached: Sept 2010)
23. St. Paul, MN to Madison, WI - 262.2 miles (Reached: Dec 2010)
24. Madison, WI to Springfield, IL - 264.1 miles (Reached: Mar 2011)
25. Springfield, IL to Nashville, TN - 383.2 miles (Reached: Aug 2011)
26. Nashville, TN to Montgomery, AL - 281.9 miles (Reached: Oct 2011)
27. Montgomery, AL to Tallahassee, FL - 207.1 miles (Reached: Nov 2011)
28. Tallahassee, FL to Atlanta, GA - 268.4 miles (Reached: Dec 2011)
29. Atlanta, GA to Lexington, KY - 370.9 miles (Reached: Feb 2012) 77% done
30. Lexington, KY to Indianapolis, IN - 188.5 miles (Reached: Mar 2012)
31. Indianapolis, IN to Lansing, MI - 249.7 miles
32. Lansing, MI to Columbus, OH - 256.1 miles
33. Columbus, OH to Charleston, WV - 168 miles
34. Charleston, WV to Columbia, SC - 356.2 miles
35. Columbia, SC to Raleigh, NC - 225.5 miles
36. Raleigh, NC to Richmond, VA - 172.2 miles
37. Richmond, VA to Annapolis, MD - 141 miles
38. Annapolis, MD to Harrisburg, PA - 137.5 miles
39. Harrisburg, PA to Dover, DE - 92.5 miles
40. Dover, DE to Trenton, NJ - 112.7 miles
41. Trenton, NJ to Albany, NY - 195.6 miles
42. Albany, NY to Hartford, CT - 113.6 miles
43. Hartford, CT to Providence, RI - 75.2 miles
44. Providence, RI to Boston, MA - 50 miles
45. Boston, MA to Concord, NH - 67.9 miles
46. Concord, NH to Montpelier, VT - 115.9 miles
47. Montpelier, VT to Augusta, ME - 191.4 miles

Route Total Mileage: 12,847.4 miles 

Crochet Inspiration: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I have an idea for making something for the show in June based on the might four.  Will keep you posted on if it works out or not.

Crochet Inspiration: Dalek Hat

 

I have had so much fun crocheting the tardis hat by the designer I found on Ravelry that I am going to try the pattern she has for a Dalek hat too.  Going to try it in the basic gray and black which is the traditional color combo for this fun Dr. Who villain.   Going to go diving into my yarn stash to see if I have yarn to make it up as well in the new colors that were shown in the last episode they were in on BBC America.  Should be lots of fun.

Completed Project: Tardis Hat

This was a fun hat to make.  The pattern is by Acquanette Ferguson and the pattern is listed on Ravelry.  I am making another one right now and I am tweaking things a bit.  I am making three rounds of single crochet for the black section where the words Police Box go.  Stitching over the double crochets was a bit tedious and does not look too good in my opinion.  I am also going to do rounds of single crochets for the white / blue changing section of the windows so the blue will be hidden better.  This is a great pattern and very easy to follow.