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Day 054 – 7/17/11 Weaver Creek Road to Garrison

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Distance = 16.8 Miles; People Met = 4 We talked to 4 people today on an otherwise lonely road stretch of the ADT.  The first was biker Sebastian from Munich, Germany.  Neither of us saw the other in the distance.  … Continue reading

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Day 053 – 7/16/11 Osceola Road to Weaver Creek Road

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Distance > 14 Miles.  People Met = 0 We’ve been enjoying walking with Barrett as we swap stories and life history.  Barrett confirmed a decision I made as being the correct one.  We took a detour away from the Western … Continue reading

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Day 052 – 7/15/11 Cave Lake CG to Osceola Road

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Distance > 18 Miles; People Met = 0 The highlight of the day was getting to Cooper Summit (really a pass) in time for a break and to cheer Brian Starks on as he came over the pass during his … 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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Days 049-50 – 7/12-13/11 Ely Rest Days

Distance = 0 Miles; People Met = 8 Ely being located shortly before Utah, and the only town where I give a Lions Club talk, we spent two rest days here preparing the maps for the next state, catching up … Continue reading

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Days 046-48 – 7/9-11/11 Blackrock Station to Ely

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Distance = 73 Miles; People Met = 3 To be honest we met Carol and Al Drayton, the two owners of Blackrock Station (Ranch), the day before we started our big push along US 6 to Ely.  We stopped in … Continue reading

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Days 040-045 – 7/3-8/11 Jefferson Summit to Blackrock Station

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Distance > 80 Miles; People Met = 16 Most of the people we met during this stretch occurred the very first day after our delightful camp spot near Jefferson Summit … lots of people out recreating during the 4th of … Continue reading

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Day 039 – 7/2/11 Carvers to Jefferson Summit

Distance > 15 Miles; People Met = 0

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Day 038 – 7/1/11 Carvers Rest Day

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Distance = 0 Miles; People Met = 1 The emphasis during our humanitarian hike is more on the humanitarian than the hiking.  Along that vein I’m changing the elevation stats previously reported to people met.  Besides, keeping track of people … Continue reading

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Days 035-37 – 6/28-30/11 Berlin SP to Carvers

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Distance > 42 Miles; Elevation Change > 8000 Feet Lo Elevation = 5712; Hi Elevation = 9259 We finally got off the roads and into wilderness, along with low mileage days.  Piece of cake!  Right? Our troubles started when I … Continue reading

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