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Days 074-77 – 8/6-9/11 Giles Townsite to Green River (long)

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Distance = 65 Miles; People Met = 14 OK, this will probably be one of our biggest “downer” posts.  While traversing National Forests and Parks we were greeted with daily rain and thunderstorms.  Now that we are road walking through … Continue reading

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Day 064 – 7/27/11 Circleville to Otter Creek SP

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Distance = 19 Miles; People Met = 12 We returned to road walking; my knees thanked me.  It’s a good sign that they recover well from a day of torture.  The scenery did not suffer in the least.  We traveled … Continue reading

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Day 061 – 7/24/11 Pass Road to Beaver

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After a long drive back from the airport, arriving at Milford early morning, we went back to Penny’s Diner for some coffee to get us going.  There we ran into a group of twenty or so young adults on a … Continue reading

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Day 051 – 7/14/11 Ely to Cave Lake CG

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Distance > 13 Miles; People Met = 3 Barrett started hiking with us today, which keeps a fine tradition going.  “Back in the day” I organized long distance expeditions, groups of people forming a community guided by the journey along … Continue reading

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Day 029 – 6/22/11 – Virginia City to Alt. US 95

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Distance = 25.7 Miles; Elevation Change = 1940 Feet Lo Elevation = 4216; Hi Elevation = 6137 As we hike across the country I raise awareness for the issues of Housing, Health and Hunger.  I’m also on the look-out for … Continue reading

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Day 018 – 6/11/11 Auburn to Robie Point

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Distance = 2 Miles; Elevation Change > 650 Feet Lo Elevation = 989; Hi Elevation = 1319 During our tough day yesterday we fortuitously ran into Carlos de la Fuente, who invited us to come to his home when we … Continue reading

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Day 014 – 6/7/11 – Rest Day in Sacramento

The night before I had a good talk with Gordon about some of the problems our country faces with civic involvement and that helped me prepare for the talk at the Lions Club luncheon.  There were about ten Lions there … Continue reading

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Day minus 1 – Team Humanity

This site refers to the Hiking Humanitarian in the singular, but in reality I am part of a team.  I’ve been remiss in not introducing Team Humanity until now. Team Humanity will spread a message across the country for people … Continue reading

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Day minus 5 – Western Pennsylvania

Finally the journey begins! Last night I held a dress rehearsal of the Believe in Humanity program before the hometown crowd. Good times and good food (a potluck, of course) was had by all. At the end we held hands … Continue reading

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Day minus 7 – A Look Back

I once dreamed of being successful enough to support my backpacking addiction.  One does not have to generate a lot of income to pursue long-distance backpacking.  After all, you don’t spend much as a backpacker.  Yet I needed to better … Continue reading

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