Urban Exploring

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A year ago, my patient spouse and I moved from an exurb to the city of Lowell, MA. Even though we lived in the center of this (formerly) small town, walking was not an easy activity. In fact the walk score for our former address was 24 - meaning most every errand requires a car.In addition to the advantages of downsizing at this time of our life and letting go of an incredible accumulation of "stuff", we are thoroughly enjoying the advantages of city dwelling. There are real sidewalks here! And the walk score is 94 out of 100.This summer I've made walking around Lowell a priority. There are lots of good reasons for this, not the least of which is walking is good (and painless) exercise.Armed with my iPhone, I try to notice and record at least one part of my walk each day. I'm certainly not a street photographer and an iPhone does not make me Henri Cartier-Bresson, but it's kind of a fun reminder to look around and appreciate what surrounds me.What follows is a compilation of walking around this historic and beautiful city. And we're off to more places to explore.

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