Time to continue along with the kindness and community posts. Going from West to East along the American Discovery Trail journey the next kind person encountered was Carlos de la Fuente near Auburn, California. We met each other hiking along … Continue reading
This gallery contains 3 photos.
After leaving the hospitality of Ken and Marcia Powers we embarked on what would be two of the most difficult days of our journey. The climb over Mt. Diablo and the mountains of the Black Diamond Mines gave us one … Continue reading
This gallery contains 1 photo.
I know that not everyone is fond of their high school years. Cliquish behavior can alienate and even anger the high school student feeling left out or bullied. Fortunately for me, my high school experience was not like that. Northwestern … Continue reading
When I worked in Cornwall Bridge I passed an Appalachian Trail crossing in Falls Village on my way to and from work every day. Whenever I saw someone with a loaded backpack I pulled over the car and offered a … Continue reading
This gallery contains 1 photo.
I hiked over fifteen thousand miles before the start of the American Discovery Trail, but none of those miles required me to hike through an urban center. On the third day out the official ADT route required us to hike … Continue reading
This gallery contains 1 photo.
We did not have to wait long for the first act of kindness along our journey. My nephew Tom lived a couple hours away from Point Reyes and intended to start hiking with us. That did not work out as … Continue reading
This gallery contains 1 photo.
Before our journey along the American Discovery Trail even began we benefited from the kindness of family and friends. On the long drive out we stopped over at two of Ky’s relatives, nephew Curtis and sister Jeannie, and with two … Continue reading
Over the past few months I’ve posted virtues associated with humanity, community and kindness. There’s one more set of virtues to share, those associated with journeying. Here’s a recap of all the virtues. Recall that these virtues are things that … Continue reading
The last of the kindness virtues is faith. I define faith as believing in something you cannot know from experience. Usually this is applied to God, or something that transcends the material realm. We can experience things that transcend us, … Continue reading
During our hike across the country hundreds of people were kind to us. Almost all of them wished us to “Be safe” or “Safe travels” upon our departure. Think about the irony in that. It’s a topic I’ve covered before, … Continue reading
