Monthly Archives: April 2012

Day 327 – 4/15/12 – Harpers Ferry

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People Met = 9 We took a rest day in the Harpers Ferry area.  Part of the reason was for me to give the sermon at the Christian Community Church of St. Paul’s seven miles south of Harpers Ferry.  We’ve … Continue reading

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Days 324–326 – 4/12-14/12 – Civil War

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Hancock to Antietam Creek; Distance = 58 Miles; People Met = 25 We took a rest day in Hancock, hosted by the United Methodist Church there.  They have a general policy of accommodating wayward travelers, as Pastor Duane explained to … Continue reading

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Days 321-323 – 4/9-11/12 – C&O Towpath

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Old Town to Hancock; Distance = 42 Miles; People Met = 2 Here we are in Maryland, a heavily populated eastern state, and in three days we’ve met two people.  Part of the reason is being on a bike trail, … Continue reading

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Day 320 – 4/8/12 – Happy Easter!

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Fort Ashby to Old Town, MD; Distance = 12.5 Miles; People Met = 10+ West Virginia kindness continued right up until the end.  Having pushed all the way into Fort Ashby to stay with TJ and Josh, we were in … Continue reading

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Days 318-319 – 4/6-7/12 – Knobley Road

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Scherr to Fort Ashby; Distance = 39.4; People Met = 13 This stretch started out with the unexpected beauty of Greenland Gap and ended with the unexpected kindness of passing motorists inviting us into their home.  This further elaborates the … Continue reading

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Day 317 – 4/5/12 – Looming Kindness

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Red Creek CS to Scherr; Distance = 15.5 Miles; People Met = 6 Our hike out of Red Creek CS was through the last bit of wilderness we will encounter on the ADT.  Part of me lamented that fact.  We … Continue reading

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Day 316 – 4/4/12 – Dolly Sods

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Canaan Valley SP to Red Creek CS; Distance = 11.2 Miles; People Met = 6 “The young men and women serving you today are part of a program called Applewood Transitions.  It is a program for emerging young adults to … Continue reading

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Days 314-315 – 3/2-3/12 – Blackwater River (added content)

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Parsons to Canaan Valley State Park; Distance = 25 Miles; People Met = 13 As we were leaving Parsons we noticed that there was a bike trail that connected to Hendricks.  If that was in existence when the American Discovery … Continue reading

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Days 311-313 – 3/30/12-4/1/12 – Packing Kindness (added content)

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Grafton to Parsons; Distance = 45 Miles; People Met = 37 On this stretch the kindness started when John Jagy and Gary Skidmore stopped to chat with us.  They were returning from playing golf at the Tygart Lake public course.  … Continue reading

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