Monthly Archives: December 2011

Day 206 – 12/16/11 – Katy Trail

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Boonville to Rocheport; Distance = 12 Miles; People Met = 2 We parted company with the three people we met in Boonville.  We stayed in the home of Pastor Judy Fiocco and her husband Larry Jones for two nights, pooling … Continue reading

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Days 204-205 – 12/14-15/11 – The Feel of New England

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Photos to be added later Marshall to Boonville; Distance = 36 Miles; People Met = 4 The two towns on either end of this stretch, Marshall and Boonville, have the feel of New England mill towns, at least for some … Continue reading

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Days 202-203 – 12/12-13/11 – Chicken Pot Pie

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Waverly to Marshall; Distance = 21 Miles; People Met = 15+ While at the Kristkindl Markt we met the Missouri UCC conference minister, Pastor Jeff Whitman.  He was enthusiastic about what we were doing and put an article about us … Continue reading

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Days 200-201 – 12/10-11/11 – Community Kindness Prevails

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Levasy to Waverly; Distance = 36 Miles; People Met = 14+ Photos at the end Since we’ve entered Missouri the weather has not been bad in terms of precipitation or wind.  Below average temperatures and overcast skies still give the … Continue reading

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Days 198-199 – 12/8-9/11 – Disaster Kindness

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Independence to Levasy; Distance = 26 Miles; People Met = 11+ Photos at the end We mainly hiked on paved back roads that angled towards the Missouri River but never came within view.  What we did view was a lot … Continue reading

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Days 195-197 – 12/5-7/11 – Kansas City Connections

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Missouri border to Independence; Distance = 18 Miles; People Met = 11+ Photos at the end Before the trip started we had no connections in Kansas City and were the most apprehensive of what we would do in that metropolitan … Continue reading

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Day 194 – 12/4/11 – Rolling Hills Presbyterian

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People Met = 10+ We started the day with a presentation to the adult education class in between morning services at Rolling Hills Presbyterian.  There was a large presence of teenagers there, a good age group for hearing a message … Continue reading

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Day 193 – 12/3/11 – KristKindl Markt

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People Met = 26+ Our hostess Lorene belongs to the Country Club Congregational Church.  Every year around this time they have a Kristkindl Markt, which is sort of a Christmas version of Oktoberfest.  The inside of the church is decorated … Continue reading

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Day 192 – 12/2/11 – Westwood

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Shawnee Mission to Missouri Border; Distance = 6 Miles; People Met = 19+ The day started with a presentation to the Westwood View Elementary School. I had never thought to talk about kindness and community involvement to kids, but Gretchen … Continue reading

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Days 190-191 – 11/30-12/1 – Corporate Woods

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Eudora to Shawnee Mission; Distance = 30 Miles; People Met = 9+ Photos at the End As we near the Missouri border the road walking becomes one part more forested and one part more suburban.  We passed Edgerton Road shortly … Continue reading

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