A simple joy and peace comes from walking, whether alone or with someone close, says Julian Kwasniewski.

Walking with the sun on your back; with the breeze in your hair; with the blue sky in your eyes. Walking with the wind in your ears. This is unadulterated walking. This is human walking. This is a way of walking we need to recover.

Having recently moved back to my hometown in Wyoming, I can once again walk everywhere I need to go. Coffee shops, public library, Catholic chapel and river are all within 10 minutes walk of my apartment. Grocery stores and friends’ houses are within a 20-minute stroll. Many of my fellow townsmen regularly run errands or recreate on foot.