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I created this web site to first tell the story of a 5,000 mile walk across the county along the American Discovery Trail, with posts from May 2011 – May 2012, and retold that journey recently from a different perspective. … Continue reading
We hung around the Housatonic Valley Association’s office long enough to greet the staff when they came into work. They gave us each a new HVA cap, prompted to do so by the condition of my current HVA cap from … Continue reading
Week 52 will be my second to last post reliving our walk across the country from ten years ago. The final two days will be posted shortly after May 24, the tenth anniversary of when we finished the hike and … Continue reading
With the finish line in sight, our pace picked up through New Jersey. As this was not part of any official route we chose whatever local and state roads provided the most direct route. We encountered a diversity of people … Continue reading
What I remember most about the day we finished the ADT portion of our journey was working out the lyrics for the song I composed in my head back in Ohio, the song about kindness. I came up with lyrics … Continue reading
Throughout our ADT journey we encountered a variety of sleeping arrangements. Most often we slept outdoors, due mainly to the western, wilderness portion of the route. Sleeping on church floors was not far behind, due to the wintry, heartland. Much … Continue reading
On Tuesday evening, May 24, 8:00 pm, the American Discovery Symphony will premiere with a full orchestra at the Music Shed, on the Yale Summer School of Music campus in Norfolk, Connecticut. The symphony synchronizes five movements of music with … Continue reading
The C&O Canal started in the mid-nineteenth century as a towpath along the Potomac River, using a series of 74 locks to shepherd boats over difficult stretches. Now a trail shepherds hikers and bicyclists over the same route, through a … Continue reading
Before parting from Gwen we treated her to breakfast at the Breakfast Nook, a special restaurant that helps young adults with previous dependency troubles become independent through work and mentoring. We chatted with mentors Keith Bishop and Tammy Robbins about … Continue reading
From Grafton we went to stay with Gwen Jones, a close friend from our long distance hiking days, and her husband Ted McMahon. Though she lived in Connecticut when we met and hiked with Gwen, she had since moved to … Continue reading
