During our journey I gave a talk to Westwood View Elementary School, in the Kansas City area. The sixth grade teacher Brian Watson asked for and collected questions his students had after my presentation. I look forward to finally addressing … Continue reading
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Kindness across America – Ranch Angels
Chapter 6 of our journey along the American Discovery Trail is now up on scribd. KINDNESS across AMERICA – Chapter 06: Ranch Angels
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A Tale of Two Matts
First a little foreshadowing. This Friday I’ll hike into North Canaan to report on kindness there; next week should be the start of those types of posts on here. The tale of two Matts is one I’ve told several times … Continue reading
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Interview on Appalachian Trail Hiking
Towards the end of our journey we ran into AT section hike Scott Akridge, who maintains a blog called Appalachian Trail Hiking. He has left a comment on this blog which I turned into a post. He also interviewed me … Continue reading
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Be Happy and Stay Positive
When we were in Grand Junction, Colorado I gave two talks at Colorado Mesa University met two dynamic people. Dr. Chad Thatcher heads up the outing program at Colorado Mesa University, along with a program called International Learning Adventures. One … Continue reading
Day 366 – 5/24/12 – Last Day (much content)
Belter’s Campsite to Norfolk; Distance = 13 Miles; People Met = 3 First off, I’m developing some computer problems that prevent me from uploading pictures here and on Facebook. As I continue with the Kindness Blog it will probably be … Continue reading
Day 365 – 5/23/12 – The Last Evening (long)
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HVA to Belter’s Campsite; Distance = 11 Miles; People Met = 3 We lingered at HVA long enough to see the folks as they came to work. This was a really nice way to wind down the journey. I left … Continue reading
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Days 363-364 – 5/21-22/12 – The Last State
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Morgan Stewart Shelter to HVA; Distance = 30 Miles; People Met = 4 I found out why I had been lethargic the past couple of days as a slight intestinal disorder manifested itself. And with a potluck supper awaiting us … Continue reading
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Day 362 – 5/20/12 – Wrong Turn
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Fahnestock SP to Morgan Stewart Shelter; Distance = 15 Miles; People Met = 12 This was the second day in a row I felt lethargic. Fortunately, our daughter Charissa would be joining us in the evening for the remainder of … Continue reading
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Day 361 – 5/19/12 – Bathroom Shirts
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Graymoor Monastery to Fahnestock SP; Distance = 11 Miles; People Met = 25 I never thought we would be meeting 25 people in one day on this last stretch of the journey. Some of them were AT section hikers. Pete … Continue reading
