walkers right-of-way at lake geneva

More from Lake Geneva! I ended up going twice this year. First, with Phil in March and then with some folks from my church in April. Believe me, it was no hardship!

So here's what Lake Geneva, Wisconsin looked like in April.

One of the things I love about Lake Geneva is that there's a path that runs all the way around the lake. Residents are required by law to allow walkers to trod directly in front of their fancy, fancy homes and cabins. Usually they put down some bricks or pavers to let you know where to walk. But I kid you not, these people wake up, shuffle out to their kitchens, pick up their cups of coffee, turn to gaze out at the lake through big breakfast nook windows and see . . .ME. It's 6 a.m and I'm hiking across their front yard, orange bag full of a book and a journal, sleepily heading toward the coffee shop. I don't know how the home owners feel about that, but I got to tell you I loved being able to walk that close to the water. And I suppose the home owners get to walk in front of everyone else's house. That just might make up for it. 

I believe it's 20 plus miles if you walk all the way around -- and I definitely want to walk it at least once in my life. I wish there were more places in the U.S. that allowed walkers right-of-way. It's so lovely.