Beverly Hills may not have a legendary walker comparably to the Walking Man of Silver Lake, but my husband recalls a tall, lean, deeply tanned woman of an indeterminate  age bounding down Coldwater Canyon and through the Flats. Raised in this city, he remembers seeing her in the 70s when he was in high school and until recently, we have spotted her on her unknown mission, wearing pastel tennis togs. A celebrated but forgotten retired tennis pro? An amateur with a court in her Beverly Hills backyard whose fortune allows her the luxury of leisure? This back story is simply speculation. I have no idea. Our paths never crossed whilst on foot. I would have tried to catch up and talked with her. But mostly I would only catch her out of the corner of my eye while I was driving over the canyon. Does anyone know who she is? Is she in good health? Does she continue her pedestrian adventure to this day?

Of course, as a walker, we followed the story of the Silver Lake Walker. If you didn’t know of him in life, sadly, you will certainly know his legend now after his sad and troubled death. Retired doctor Marc Abrams walked at least 15 miles through the streets of the neighborhoods of Silver Lake and thereabouts every single day while reading the newspaper. The memorial drew hundreds of people with their own memories: http://huff.to/96wZmu