Davis Life Magazine

It’s a typical Thursday evening, as Megan Wilkinson begins to prepare dinner for her family of four: grilled cheese and pesto sandwiches. Then she receives the call from the hospital. Dinner plans change. (Dad takes over: tomato soup from the can.) Megan loads up her black bag, hops into her seafoam-green minivan, and turns down [...]

Hi. I’m Walking Bob. I’ve been walking all over town and discovered that even though our Woodland and Sacramento neighbors both claim the title “City of Trees,” our trees are much more interesting to look at.  Why?  Because of the strange things that appear in them. That opening photo was one I took as I walked [...]

Hi. I’m Walking Bob. I was walking toward Central Park after dropping some letters off at the downtown Post Office when I first saw him, standing tall and alone on the southeast corner of 3rd and C streets, holding a notebook. As I drew closer I thought, “Is he panhandling or trying to get me [...]

Hi. I’m Walking Bob and I was heading up Fifth Street at 8 a.m., determined to finish my four-mile walk to the Chemistry Building to get some of those highly sought tickets for the Picnic Day Chemistry Magic Show. I was sad to see that I was already passing early morning, or still-going from the [...]

Hello. My name is Bob. I am a walker. That sounds to me like the opening comments at a twelve-step program, but I’m not trying to overcome my addiction to walking. I live in a town that has been well designed for two-wheel travel in a state designed for four-wheel commuting, but my preferred mode of transportation…