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Day 286 – 3/5/12 – Pike County Nonprofits

People Met = 7 Let’s start with two people I did not meet, Connie and Mike.  They are noted trail angels for the American Discovery Trail.  Byron Guy recommended I get in touch with them and the original plan was … Continue reading

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Day 219 – 12/29/11 – Aintee’s Barbecue

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Gateway Arch to I255, Illinois; Distance = 15 Miles; People Met = 10+ We crossed Eads Bridge into Illinois and East St. Louis, making a stark transition that was similar to crossing the East Bay from San Francisco to Oakland.  … Continue reading

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Day 209 = 12/19/11 – Santa’s Letter

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Hartsburg to North Jefferson; Distance = 10.4 Miles; People Met = Bad weather was in the forecast for a few days, but the worst of it was not supposed to come until afternoon and night of this day.  We adjusted … Continue reading

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Day 105 – 9/6/11 Crested Butte Rest Day

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So what happens on a rest day?  For me it’s mainly what you see here, posting on the Internet.  A rest day also means planning ahead for some future leg of the journey, and acquiring and packing the food for … Continue reading

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Day 099 – 8/31/11 Fairmont Park Reservoir to West Muddy Guard Station

Distance = 15 Miles; People Met = 1 We went from Grand Mesa to Gunnison National Forest today. We met only one person, but he was quite informative. If you get an error message press the YouTube button.

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Day 097 – 8/29/11 Grand Mesa Lodge to Green Mountain Trail

Distance =10 Miles; People Met = 6 Based on feedback from my talk at Colorado Mesa University, and some comments on this site, I’ll try to provide audio and pictures as much as possible.  A special thanks again to Steve … Continue reading

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Days 095-96 – 8/27-28/11 Kannah Creek to Grand Mesa Lodge (long)

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Distance = 11 Miles; People Met = 15 The Utah Edition of our newsletter will come out on September 1. This short stretch included a rest day at Mesa Lakes Lodge, more on that later.  The first few miles in … Continue reading

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Day 091-92 – 8/23-24/11 Grand Junction Rest Days

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People Met = 12 Our stay in Grand Junction was devoted to three talks I gave.  It was also supposed to be a time to catch up with web stuff.  We figured there would be no better place to use … Continue reading

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Day 089 – 8/21/11 Fruita to Redlands

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Distance = 10 Miles; People Met = 2 A poignant moment happened for me today.  We stopped at a small mall in Redlands for lunch and access to wifi.  Dre, the diver for a rafting tour that gave us water … Continue reading

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Day 087 – 8/19/11 Cisco Desert to Colorado Border

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Distance = 19.5 Miles; People Met = 0 Our last day in Utah is cause for tying up a few things, particularly since we did not meet anyone in this isolated part of the state. I wore the same New … Continue reading

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