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My New Ten Year’s Resolution
Near the end of the American Discovery Trail hike I created a song about the kindness we experienced across the country. After the journey was over I composed guitar music to accompany some of my landscape photos along the way. … Continue reading
The ADT Journey – Week 50
What I remember most about the day we finished the ADT portion of our journey was working out the lyrics for the song I composed in my head back in Ohio, the song about kindness. I came up with lyrics … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 49
Throughout our ADT journey we encountered a variety of sleeping arrangements. Most often we slept outdoors, due mainly to the western, wilderness portion of the route. Sleeping on church floors was not far behind, due to the wintry, heartland. Much … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 45
From Grafton we went to stay with Gwen Jones, a close friend from our long distance hiking days, and her husband Ted McMahon. Though she lived in Connecticut when we met and hiked with Gwen, she had since moved to … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 43
We stayed in one more UMC church in Ohio when we reached Chesterfield. Ky as usual made the arrangement with the church, though I had made contact with Lions Stan and Nancy Starling previously. Unfortunately, we arrived too late to … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 41
In the intervening years since our journey, I recount three particular kindness stories most often. One involves the most inspirational quote, “confuse who is giving and who is receiving,” delivered by the director of the community meals program in Leadville, … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 35
The “trail” for this week was all roads, from Shawneetown, Illinois to Newburgh, Indiana. We encountered scenic moments when our route came next to the Ohio River in Evansville and Newburgh, but otherwise the only memorable part of the “trail” … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 32
After our talk at the St. John UCC, Ky flew back home to be with family for almost a week while we continued on. All our hosts through this St. Louis stretch lived far off the trail and Ky left … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 29
As soon as we entered Missouri the terrain felt more like back home. The hills became a little more rolling, the riverbanks a little more chiseled and the trees thick enough to be called a forest. No one would mistake … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 21
We took a rest day in Pueblo. I had hoped to present at a college in the city and get publicity from the local news sources, but neither happened. Instead, the tone for what would happen during our journey across … Continue reading
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