Status: Blank field-test. Requires one real walk from a familiar starting point to a nearby destination.
Before Leaving
- Date and start time:
- Origin:
- Destination:
- Why this place:
- Intended route:
- What is being carried:
- What would make this more than an errand:
Outbound Record
- First point at which the route feels different on foot:
- Boundary crossed:
- Ordinary work encountered:
- Delay, obstruction, or detour:
- Detail that would be invisible from a car:
- Moment when the destination first becomes visible:
At The Destination
- Arrival time:
- What is physically there:
- Who or what is using the place:
- What the place asks visitors to do:
- What you actually do:
- Duration:
Return
- Route repeated or changed:
- What is carried back:
- Detail noticed only in the reverse direction:
- End time:
Drafting Questions
Write 500-800 words from the record.
- Did a stated purpose change the quality of the walk?
- Did calling it a pilgrimage clarify the action or decorate it?
- What remained completely ordinary?
- What did the route demand from the body?
End at the point of return. Do not manufacture a revelation at the destination.