If you've only ever been on one in your car, then you wouldn't know-- but to a pedestrian it feels like a vibrating foot-massager set on fifty times its recommended setting. It's actually kind of fun.
Now imagine your local park. You've been walking for just under an hour, and, creeping forward as silently as possible, you not only see a few deer in passing, but also a raccoon, a beaver, and an incredibly adorable bunny.
I think you'll find that even the quietest of cars won't stand up to this feat.
With your dog, your friend, your thoughts, or nothing other than just a sense of adventure-- walking is a step easier than running, and is infinitely more enjoyable than driving, giving you time to see everything that there is to see along the way. Giving you time to see that baby caterpillar and that scrawled graffiti-poem-- time to see what's around that corner and time to let it sink in.
Walking gives you a chance to really see what's around you-- to really feel what's around you. It gives you the opportunity to find out what you've been missing every time you've stepped into your car and every time you've decided that you're too tired to go out.
Yesterday I travelled 13.2 km on foot, but I still think that walking's awesome.
Believe me, fourteen (!!) deer-sightings later, I didn't regret it.
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