Published On: 09.18.23 | 

People of Alabama: Daniel Bourne of Enterprise

Daniel Bourne takes walks every day but has a great purpose behind them. (Tamika Moore / People of Alabama)

“I just got through walking two miles. I do that every day, religiously. I have four grandchildren and I think my heart and lungs need to be healthy when they get older so I can spend time with them. I don’t want to be confined to a chair while they’re out growing up. I want to be with them, so my goal is to just stay healthy. I want them to have life skills, watching their grandfather work with tools and build things, a love for God, a love of life, love for your fellow man, to just enjoy others. I want them to feel their grandfather. I don’t want them to just hear me say words, I want them to see me in action. I want them to be able to watch me interact with my wife, their grandmother. I want them to watch me roll in the grass with them and stuff like that, which we do. Walking – regimented, structured, every day – keeps my mind sound. Your body is meant to move. I think it releases things in us to help us feel better.” – Daniel Bourne of Enterprise

Daniel Bourne loves the togetherness he has with family but also would like to try to spend some time alone with his thoughts. (Tamika Moore / People of Alabama)

One thing Bourne has always wanted to do is go on a long, solo hike.

“I think go on a one-month hike all by myself and camp and just go in the mountains and be alone because one of my worst fears is loneliness, not having anybody around me. I want to be able to experience just being by myself, making my own fires, cooking my own meals, maybe passing people at a place somewhere, but hiking, park the vehicle and get out and go. My sister has already done it twice and she’s 10 years younger than me. She’s inspired me.”

These are the faces and stories of people from all walks of life who call Alabama home. People of Alabama is a Red Clay Media and Alabama News Center partnership.