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Day 005 – 5/29/11 – Inspiration Point to Walnut Creek

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

Distance = 17.5 Miles; Elevation Change > 3800 Feet Lo Elevation = 92; Hi Elevation = 1245 A high school classmate of mine, Leslie McCormick Melody, joined us for the first 13 miles. She might have felt we played a … Continue reading →

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Day 004 – 5/28/11 – Ferry Terminal to Inspiration Point

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

Distance = 23 miles (7 via ferry); Elevation changes > 2600 feet Lo Elevation = 3; Hi Elevation = 1799 I conducted my first interview with Dennis Hale, President of the Castro Lions Club and manager of the Hayes Valley … Continue reading →

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Day 003 – 5/27/11 – Pantoll Campground to Ferry Terminal

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

Distance = 19.7 miles; Elevation Change > 4670 feet Lo Elevation = 3; Hi Elevation = 1525 Still Alive and Well   “Still alive and well, still alive and well, every now and then it’s a little hard to tell … Continue reading →

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Day 002 – 5/26/11 – Randall Trailhead, CA Route 1 to Pantoll CG

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

Distance = 13.3 miles; Elevation Change > 1730 feet Lo Elevation = 410; Lo Elevation = 1838 We started off going through forests of large cedars and hemlock.  That was followed by traversing for miles across open meadows in an … Continue reading →

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Day 001 – 5/25/11 – Point Reyes, CA to Randall Trailhead, CA Route 1

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

Day 001 – 5/25/11 – Point Reyes, CA to Randall Trailhead, Rt. 1 Distance = 17.0 miles; Elevation Change > 2010 feet Lo Elevation = 0; Hi Elevation = 751 Journeys and Destinations In a younger day our auspicious start … Continue reading →

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Day minus 1 – Team Humanity

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

This site refers to the Hiking Humanitarian in the singular, but in reality I am part of a team.  I’ve been remiss in not introducing Team Humanity until now. Team Humanity will spread a message across the country for people … Continue reading →

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Day minus 2 – Rest Areas

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

The rest area right at the highest point of I-80 in Wyoming is the best one I’ve seen. It’s more museum than rest area, a tribute to the Lincoln Highway, a highway across America that was conceived decades before the … Continue reading →

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Day minus 3 – Windmills

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

We are traveling west on I-80 approaching the Continental Divide in Wyoming as I type this. Interstate signs are warning about gusts up to 45 mph and giving advisories to light trailers (that’s us). Meanwhile acres of wind turbines spin … Continue reading →

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Day minus 4 – Sweat Odor

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

We drove from Ohio to St. Louis in daylight and a reprieve from the rain. By the time we hit Illinois the temperatures were up around 80 with high humidity, ideal conditions for odors to percolate. We drove from Ohio … Continue reading →

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The Start

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Humanity Hiker

In general there will be a lag time between our ADT experiences and our posts, but here is a shot of us at the start of the journey, facing into driving rains and temperatures in the forties. We were going … Continue reading →

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