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Distance = 73 Miles; People Met = 3 To be honest we met Carol and Al Drayton, the two owners of Blackrock Station (Ranch), the day before we started our big push along US 6 to Ely. We stopped in … Continue reading
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Day 034 – 6/27/11 Phonolite Site Road to Berlin-Ichthyosaur SP
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Distance = 19.1 Miles; Elevation Change > 1160 Feet Lo Elevation = 6341; Hi Elevation = 6786 This was the last day of long road walk, mainly on Buffalo Creek Road once again. The long, straight dirt road became mind-numbing. … Continue reading
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Day 032 – 6/25/11 Sand Springs to Middlegate Station
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Distance > 25.5 Miles; Elevation Change > 1650 Feet Lo Elevation = 3954; Hi Elevation = 4642 The entire day involved hiking on US 50, the loneliest highway in America. There is not much to report on, except for a … Continue reading
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Day 031 – 6/24/11 US 95 to US 50
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Distance > 21 Miles; Elevation Change > 200 Feet Lo Elevation = 3916; Hi Elevation > 400 We started out hiking on the wrong side of the fence, by a marsh south of Carson Lake, quite a contrast to the … Continue reading
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Day 030 – 6/23/11 Alt US 95 to US 95
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Distance = 28.1 Miles; Elevation Change > 430 Feet Lo Elevation = 3914; Hi Elevation = 4257 Right from the start there were three apparent problems for this day that resolved themselves with the meeting of two trail angels, the … Continue reading
Day 029 – 6/22/11 – Virginia City to Alt. US 95
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Distance = 25.7 Miles; Elevation Change = 1940 Feet Lo Elevation = 4216; Hi Elevation = 6137 As we hike across the country I raise awareness for the issues of Housing, Health and Hunger. I’m also on the look-out for … Continue reading
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Day 018 – 6/11/11 Auburn to Robie Point
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Distance = 2 Miles; Elevation Change > 650 Feet Lo Elevation = 989; Hi Elevation = 1319 During our tough day yesterday we fortuitously ran into Carlos de la Fuente, who invited us to come to his home when we … Continue reading
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Day 016 – 6/9/11 – Sunrise Boulevard to Granite Bay
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Distance = 14 Miles; Elevation Change > 384 Lo Elevation = 69; Hi Elevation = 501 We met many folks along this urban trail including Roger Monty, a former Norfolkian who hosted us for a couple of days and hiked … Continue reading
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Day 014 – 6/7/11 – Rest Day in Sacramento
The night before I had a good talk with Gordon about some of the problems our country faces with civic involvement and that helped me prepare for the talk at the Lions Club luncheon. There were about ten Lions there … Continue reading
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Day 013 – 6/6/11 – Freeport to Sacramento
Distance = 12.5 Miles; Elevation Change > 85 Feet Lo Elevation = 0; Hi Elevation = 26 We got an early start to the day as we wanted to leave our campsite by the abandoned rail bed as soon as … Continue reading
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