THE PERIMETER CLUB

The following list is not all-inclusive, but serves as a list of possible perimeters that you may already have traveled, or that you plan to travel in the future. Some of the possible methods of transportation include, but are not limited to the following: walking, jogging, running, swimming, skating, sledding, soapbox, tobogganing, skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, rollerblading, rowing, paddling, sailing, motor boating, pogo sticking, stilts, crutches, walker, stroller, wheelchair, peddle car, unicycle, bicycle, tricycle, 4-wheeler, automobile, truck, locomotive, train, tram, subway, trolley, monorail, steam, electric, pneumatic, solar, hydrogen, rocket, jet, hot air balloon, zeppelin, blimp, helium, catapult, helicopter, glider, ultra-light, hang-glider, parachute, etc. Here then are some possible perimeters for use when compiling your list of accomplished perimeters or when researching your next adventure: neighborhood, town, township, county, parish, province territory, state, region, island, country, lake, mountains, desert, forest, national park, sea, peninsula, continent, hemisphere, archipelago, ocean, world, moon, planet, sun, etc. (For example, I have now completed over 59 trips around the perimeter of the sun. How many trips have you completed?) The object is to record as many perimeter trips as possible, listing the dates of the accomplishment, how many miles, how long it took, the location of the perimeter, etc. As far as possible, we can compare our accomplishments with others our age and our same level of fitness. (For example, on January 1, 2008 I began walking the perimeter of my neighborhood in Upland, California, and today is December 31, 2008, and I have walked this 7-mile perimeter a total of 300 times, or 2100 miles in one year.) This is equivalent to walking around the perimeter of California in one year. (Equivalents are allowed.) Best of everything as you accomplish your perimeter goals!

Perimeter Location Distance Time # When

Neighborhood Mountain View 7 miles 2 hours 300 2008
Town Upland CA 21 miles 6 hours goal
County San Bernardino 700 miles 21 days goal
State California 2100 miles 300 days 1 2008
Country USA 11,500 miles 365 days goal
Lake Tahoe 66 miles 3 days goal
Mountains Sierra Nevada 979 miles 31 days goal
Forest San Bernardino 163 miles 7 days goal
National Park Yosemite 210 miles 10 days goal

Mark Overt Skilbred