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Why would someone hike around this massive, car-choked, pedestrian-unfriendly metropolis?

Dr. Roy Meals divided his trek into 10-mile segments, 34 in all, and set out to walk two segments each week for four months.

Dr. Roy Meals, a longtime hand surgeon, likes to move his feet. He has climbed mountains and he has run three marathons.

But when he shared his latest scheme with his wife a couple of years ago, she had a quick take.

“You’re nuts,” she said.

Maybe so. He was closing in on 80, and his plan was to grab his trekking poles and take a solo hike along the 342-mile perimeter of Los Angeles. His wife found the idea less insane, somewhat, after Meals agreed to hook up with hik

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