Editor,
What if we started a word of mouth campaign in Laguna Beach titled Walk Laguna? You don’t need a dog to walk. Walking alone is fine, and walking with family, friends and neighbors is great, too, in one of the most beautiful towns in the world.
Walk to a trolley and go to Heisler, Main Beach, fabulous Treasure Island or your favorite park or overlook. Explore our alleys, neighborhood gardens, trees and canyons. Take an OCTA bus to another walking adventure like Crystal Cove, the beach trail in San Clemente that runs between the Metrolink Station on Coast Highway and the San Clemente pier, or to San Juan Capistrano to the wonderful Michael Graves county library or the basilica or historic Los Rios Street.
Walk Laguna can make you happier and healthier by driving out obsessive negative thoughts. A Stanford University study found that walking decreases activity in the sub-genual prefrontal cortex, a brain region particularly active during rumination and negative thoughts.
Walk Laguna could add a quality to our lives and our community that our Bentleys and Maseratis cannot give us. Why not make a positive difference in your life?
Roger Carter, Laguna Beach
