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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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Lawrence to Eudora; Distance = 12 Miles; People Met = 2 The first part of the hike from Lawrence to Eudora was through the city of Lawrence, population over 100,000 and the campus of Kansas University. We stopped a student … Continue reading
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Pomona Lake to Idaho Road; Distance = 9 Miles; People Met = 16 Many towns in Kansas host a Thanksgiving community meal and our initial plan for this holiday was to partake in one of those meals. I called ahead … Continue reading
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Allen to Ponoma Lake; Distance = 37 Miles; People Met = 3 I never knew until this journey what a confused bunch of birds geese are. I don’t question why some still fly north; I assume they are seeking a … Continue reading
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Photos now added Lyons to McPherson; Distance = 31; People Met = 8 A few days ago a proud Kansan was beaming about how beautiful the Kansas skies were but up until then the skies were either boringly cloudless or … Continue reading
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Cheyenne Bottoms to Lyons; Distance = 29 Miles; People Met = 11+ The second day of this stretch was one I’ve been looking forward to for awhile. Before our journey started the Lyons Lions Club was one of the most … Continue reading
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People Met = 3 I went to the Larned library to take care of some wifi business. There I met Donna Stejskal, who happens to be in charge of Prairie Land Foods when she is not the Circulation Clerk at … Continue reading
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Garfield to Larned; Distance = 10 Miles; People Met = 5 The day to Larned started out poorly but ended up well. They say bad news happens in threes. The first bit of bad news was the rainy weather. The … Continue reading
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Canon City to Pueblo; Distance = 38 Miles; People Met = 17+ Our route from Canon City to Pueblo involved all road walking. A common sight along the side of all paved roads we have traveled are bungee cords; most … Continue reading
Before leaving Denver I got the chance to speak out in two different venues. At UC Denver I spoke out about the need for community involvement to address Housing, Health and Hunger. My presentation included pictures of our journey and … Continue reading
