On foot with Dave Barone
Where he walks: Dave Barone goes out most days on the Heritage trail in York, PA. The trail connects with Maryland's NCR route.
Age: 63
What he does: Retired after 32½ years at the the USDA Forest Service. He and his wife both worked at the headquarters in Washington, DC.
Where he lives: Barone lives within the York city limits, in a neighborhood "about 100 feet from the trail." That makes choosing a favorite route easy, he says.
What's the routine? The linear nature of the trail makes for a lot of out-and-back walking routes. "I generally do four miles," he says; he often does two walks a day. Some days, his mileage is higher.
While walking: Barone likes to watch changes along the trail -- both seasonal and long-term. He also likes to use this as planning time for "the trips we take, the people we interact with -- that sort of thing." He has grandkids, a son in Virginia and a daughter in North Carolina, along with siblings and in-laws in upstate New York.
Training for something? No. "I used to jog," he says. "That's harder on the knees than walking. I now have time to walk, so I walk."
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