Walking New Jersey Point to Point

Back in the day, my husband Paul and Rich biked the 200+ miles from High Point to Cape May in one very long all-day trip, appropriately titled “The Longest Day.” You can make the same journey -- but you don’t have to do it all at once!

Check out a fun online initiative from Rutgers: Walk New Jersey Point-to-Point. Just wear your pedometer or walk on a treadmill and keep track of your steps and mileage. If you don't have a way to count your steps, the site has a table to help you figure out how many miles you've logged by gardening, mowing your lawn, and chasing after your children.

You will need to create an account and set a goal for yourself to keep track of your journey. Walking from High Point to Cape May is just one of the trips you can log; you could do the Lighthouse Tour, the Historic Tour, or create a custom goal of your own if you don't live in NJ. Or get a team together of friends or co-workers together and walk as a group!

I'm beginning to walk the trip Paul and Rich took those years ago, and I think next I'll try the ambitious 1,000 Mile Challenge. It might take me all summer to do it, but eventually I'll get there, the same way you do anything. One step at a time.