Category Archives: Journeying

A journey is like a way of life.  The lessons learned long distance journeys inspired and informed a humanitarian philosophy and way of life.

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 017 – 6/10/11 – Granite Bay to Auburn

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Distance > 20 Miles; Elevation Change > 1700 Feet Lo Elevation = 467; Hi Elevation = 1354 This was one of our toughest days, aggravated by being longer than we anticipated.  Yet there is always a silver lining, such as … 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 015 – 6/8/11 – Sacramento to Sunrise Boulevard

Distance = 20 Miles; Elevation Change > 155 feet Lo Elevation = 10; Hi Elevation = 85 All of this day was spent hiking on the American River Bike Trail.  Since Teri Guida from Sacramento hosted us the previous night, … 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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Day 012 – 6/5/11 – Locke to Freeport

There are few town stops as special as Pie Town … or Locke. Continue reading

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Day 011 – 6/4/11 – Rest Day in Locke

There is just too much to write about Locke to do it justice in one small blog post.  They were supposed to have a traditional chili cook-off that was cancelled due to rain.  That did not stop Dan Beghin from … Continue reading

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Day 010 – 6/3/11 – Antioch to Locke

Distance = 31.22 Miles; Elevation Change > 135 Feet Lo Elevation = -2; Hi Elevation = 135 We started out with an “ascent” over the Antioch bridge, which rises up 135 feet.  Other than that, we hiked mainly on levee … Continue reading

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Day 009 – 6/2/11 – Contra Loma Park to Antioch Bridge

Distance = 8.5 Miles; Elevation Change > 200 feet Lo Elevation = 0; Hi Elevation = 215 After three of us slept in the same minivan together the night before, Ky found a place for us to stay within Antioch.  … Continue reading

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