Monthly Archives: January 2012

Day 250 – 1/29/12 – Road Kindness

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French Ridge Road to Leopold; Distance = 5 Miles; People Met = 10+ As we neared Leopold in the morning Dennis Matz stopped by us in his truck, offering to carry our packs up the last hill into town.  We … Continue reading

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Days 249 – 1/28/12 – Led to Kindness

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Fulda to French Ridge Road; Distance = 9 Miles; People Met = 11+ Back near Kansas City Ardie and Gretchen Davis advised me to focus on speaking at high schools and colleges when the hike is over.  Getting a chance … Continue reading

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Day 248 – 1/27/12 – Here Comes Santa Claus

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Old Route 231 to Fulda; Distance = 15 Miles; People Met = 13+ We walked through the neighboring Lincoln National Park and the town of Santa Claus.  Considering that Santa Claus also features the Holiday World amusement park, they have … Continue reading

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Day 247 – 1/26/12 – Young Disciples

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People Met = 8 After we finished off hiking yesterday we were brought to the St. Peters United Church of Christ in Lamar where I gave a talk to the Young Disciples program I had there.  Little did any of … Continue reading

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Day 246 – 1/25/12 – Around the Stove

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Boonville to Old Route 231; Distance = 16 Miles; People Met = 16+ We started the day hiking on Rudolph Road near Boonville.  In a short while we were hailed from a tractor store by Glen Rudolph, whose family owned … Continue reading

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Day 245 – 1/24/12 – Celebrity Walk

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Newburgh to Boonville; Distance = 15 Miles; People Met = 9+ The first person we met today was Pastor Paul Cavender of the New Faith Fellowship Church north of Newburgh.  He was coming out of Chiropractor’s office as we were … Continue reading

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Day 244 – 1/23/12 – Evansville Media

Our fifteen miles of fame (and more, now) is due to media coverage we received in Evansville.  Jesse Rininger, a young intern for the Evansville Courier Press and Tabnie Dozier, a young reporter for ABC affiliate WEHT 7, did terrific … Continue reading

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Day 244 – 1/23/12 – Fifteen Miles of Fame

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Evansville to Newburgh; Distance = 15 Miles; People Met = 22+ The first person we ran into today was Joe, walking his bicycle up Broadway Avenue from the opposite side we were walking down.  He began telling us his life … Continue reading

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Days 242-243 – 1/21-22/12 – Mt. Vernon, IN

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Mt. Vernon to Evansville; Distance = 15 Miles; People Met = 14+ Our hike out of Mt. Vernon proved less than promising at the start.  Cindy has a cold which she blames on me simply because I caught one first.  … Continue reading

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Days 240-241 – 1/19-20/12 – On to Indiana

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Shawneetown, IL to Mt. Vernon, IN; Distance = 32.7; People Met = 9+ We were only about a mile out of town when James Head pulled up to get our picture before we left.  Unfortunately, he could not get his … Continue reading

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