This report on the kindness of strangers captures the essence of kindness as an empathic response rather than a premeditated movement. It also hints at kindness not being for people consumed by security. The Kindness of Strangers by Carolyn Russell … Continue reading
American Bear is a documentary about traveling for 60 days relying on the kindness of strangers for places to stay. In the words of the social media director for the project: More than simply just getting people to see the … Continue reading
I was contacted on my Facebook page to spread the word about a hike for inner-city kids. This hits close to home for me. I once founded a nonprofit that grouped together kids from single-parent homes with young adults on … Continue reading
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This past week I received some feedback kindness. Our friend Rocky Rockwell sent us the following picture, taken near where he lives. Mary Ann Nissley, a long distance hiker, emailed me her following take on kindness from her travels. One … Continue reading
Towards the end of our journey we ran into AT section hike Scott Akridge, who maintains a blog called Appalachian Trail Hiking. He has left a comment on this blog which I turned into a post. He also interviewed me … Continue reading
I’m a UConn Husky fan and, being a social kind of guy, I visit a forum for other fans called the Boneyard. Upon my return home I announced to the Boneyard I was looking for stories of kindness in their … Continue reading
It’s been two weeks since we finished our year long American Discovery Trail journey; time to move on to new horizons of kindness. I’ve been putting out feelers for other long distance travelers to report on the kindness they have … Continue reading
People Met = 2 A lot happened for only meeting 2 people on a rest day. We spent the night at a house owned by John Nicholas. John left his heating and air conditioning business near the front range in … Continue reading
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Distance = 36 Miles; People Met = 27 What a difference a day makes! We stopped short at Graham Gulch because the cross-country work at the end of the day was too exhausting, with knee shocking descents and bushwhacking through … Continue reading
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Distance = 11 Miles; People Met = 14 For those folks I suggested to look at Days 102 and 103, should have said 101 (Redstone) and 102 …. but this is a good post as well. On this Labor Day … Continue reading
