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Photos to be added later Marshall to Boonville; Distance = 36 Miles; People Met = 4 The two towns on either end of this stretch, Marshall and Boonville, have the feel of New England mill towns, at least for some … Continue reading
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Waverly to Marshall; Distance = 21 Miles; People Met = 15+ While at the Kristkindl Markt we met the Missouri UCC conference minister, Pastor Jeff Whitman. He was enthusiastic about what we were doing and put an article about us … Continue reading
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Levasy to Waverly; Distance = 36 Miles; People Met = 14+ Photos at the end Since we’ve entered Missouri the weather has not been bad in terms of precipitation or wind. Below average temperatures and overcast skies still give the … Continue reading
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Independence to Levasy; Distance = 26 Miles; People Met = 11+ Photos at the end We mainly hiked on paved back roads that angled towards the Missouri River but never came within view. What we did view was a lot … Continue reading
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Missouri border to Independence; Distance = 18 Miles; People Met = 11+ Photos at the end Before the trip started we had no connections in Kansas City and were the most apprehensive of what we would do in that metropolitan … Continue reading
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People Met = 10+ We started the day with a presentation to the adult education class in between morning services at Rolling Hills Presbyterian. There was a large presence of teenagers there, a good age group for hearing a message … Continue reading
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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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Shawnee Mission to Missouri Border; Distance = 6 Miles; People Met = 19+ The day started with a presentation to the Westwood View Elementary School. I had never thought to talk about kindness and community involvement to kids, but Gretchen … Continue reading
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Eudora to Shawnee Mission; Distance = 30 Miles; People Met = 9+ Photos at the End As we near the Missouri border the road walking becomes one part more forested and one part more suburban. We passed Edgerton Road shortly … 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
