Monthly Archives: February 2012

Days 278-281 – 2/26-29/12 – Less Than Three Months

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Route 125 to Peebles; Distance = 31 Miles; People Met = 8+ The previous post was entered before we met the Scheffler family at the Shawnee Lodge.  They were playing a board game together and having a lot of fun.  … Continue reading

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Day 276-278 – 2/24-26/12 – Cold Spell

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Bentonville to Route 125; Distance = 40 Miles; People Met = 8 Over this stretch the temperature was below freezing more often than above, including all of day 277.  That was not as much of problem as barking dogs.  They … Continue reading

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Day 275 – 2/23/12 – Kindness Remains

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Russellville to Bentonville; Distance = 17 Miles; People Met = 4 We spent the evening with someone whose mom has Alzheimer’s.  Having taken care of a mom with Alzheimer’s as well we were reluctant to go at first, fearing it … Continue reading

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Days 273-274 – 2/21-22/12 – Church Attrition (poignant)

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Williamsburg to Russellville; Distance = 30 Miles; People Met = 8 We met a very kind man in Russellville, a faith-based version of John Nicholas.  Jim Potts is one of the elders for the Russellville United Methodist Church where we … Continue reading

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Day 272 – 2/20/12 – Buckeye Trail

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Bethel to Williamsburg; Distance = 12 Miles; People Met = 7 Since we had plenty of time ahead of us to make 12 miles we started the day off with a breakfast buffet at a Frisch restaurant in Bethel, a … Continue reading

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Day 270-271 – 2/18-19/12 – Batavia, Ohio

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Milford to Batavia; Distance = 22 miles; People met = 11+ We began the day getting to know our hosts Kara and Joyce a little better.  Joyce showed us pictures of her dogs, family, rafting trip and former home in … Continue reading

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Day 269 – 2/17/12 – Roads Rivers and Trails

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Cincinnati to Milford; Distance = 18 Miles; People Met = 9+ This day felt like our walk into St. Louis.  There we walked through upscale development and parks into the city center and skyscrapers.  Here in Cincinnati we started with … Continue reading

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Day 268 – 2/16/12 – Thursday with Morley

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People Met = 12+ We did not eat at the convent today, but I’ve been remiss in not describing the experience. We each had our own napkin and ring holder with our name. For silent meals the napkins were placed … Continue reading

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Days 266-267 – 2/14-15/12 – Convent of the Transfiguration

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People Met = 12+ We spent four days and five nights at the Convent of the Transfiguration near Cincinnati.  This was a connection made from our stay with Pastors Cynthia and Nancy at the Emmaus Order of Pilgrims in Mt. … Continue reading

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Day 265 – 2/13/12 – Advance Scouting

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People Met = 14+ We wanted to get our errands out of the way on our first day of rest.  Some of those errands led us to preview our town stops ahead. I wanted official trail maps of the Buckeye … Continue reading

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