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People Met = 7 DC is our last big city. As with Denver, Kansas City and Cincinnati we managed to free up some rest days by hiking ahead of schedule. Each had its own unique flavor of how we spent … Continue reading
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Day 332 – 4/20/12 – Georgetown
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Swains Lock to Thompson Boat House; Distance = 16.6 Miles; People Met = 4 We met a handful of people today enthused about what we were doing (photos below). One of them, Cindy Stewart, walked with us for a good … Continue reading
Day 331 – 4/19/12 – and Automobiles
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Chisel Branch to Swains Lock; Distance = 13.9 Miles; People Met = 12 Our morning started off with being hailed from the other side of the canal. Dave Hoerauf looked to be out mending fences around a broad expanse of … Continue reading
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Day 330 – 4/18/12 – Planes
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Calico Rocks to Chisel Branch; Distance = 17.7 Miles; People Met = 2 There were only two encounters during the course of this rainy day. One of them was special. Bahram is a taxi driver originally from Iran who walks … Continue reading
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Day 329 – 4/17/12 – Trains
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Huckleberry Hill to Calico Rocks; Distance = 15.3 Miles; People Met = 7 Our camp at Huckleberry Hill provided a hauntingly beautiful moment. The peepers were giving an eerie tritonal concert while fireflies made bright exclamations during the night. The … Continue reading
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Day 328 – 4/16/12 – Coincidences
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Antietam Creek to Huckleberry Hill; Distance = 6.7 Miles; People Met = 13 Two nice coincidences happened today. The first occurred at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Harpers Ferry. We dropped in there to get the New York/New Jersey guidebook … Continue reading
Day 327 – 4/15/12 – Harpers Ferry
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People Met = 9 We took a rest day in the Harpers Ferry area. Part of the reason was for me to give the sermon at the Christian Community Church of St. Paul’s seven miles south of Harpers Ferry. We’ve … Continue reading
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Days 324–326 – 4/12-14/12 – Civil War
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Hancock to Antietam Creek; Distance = 58 Miles; People Met = 25 We took a rest day in Hancock, hosted by the United Methodist Church there. They have a general policy of accommodating wayward travelers, as Pastor Duane explained to … Continue reading
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Day 320 – 4/8/12 – Happy Easter!
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Fort Ashby to Old Town, MD; Distance = 12.5 Miles; People Met = 10+ West Virginia kindness continued right up until the end. Having pushed all the way into Fort Ashby to stay with TJ and Josh, we were in … Continue reading
Days 318-319 – 4/6-7/12 – Knobley Road
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Scherr to Fort Ashby; Distance = 39.4; People Met = 13 This stretch started out with the unexpected beauty of Greenland Gap and ended with the unexpected kindness of passing motorists inviting us into their home. This further elaborates the … Continue reading