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Distance > 14 Miles. People Met = 0 We’ve been enjoying walking with Barrett as we swap stories and life history. Barrett confirmed a decision I made as being the correct one. We took a detour away from the Western … Continue reading
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Distance > 18 Miles; People Met = 0 The highlight of the day was getting to Cooper Summit (really a pass) in time for a break and to cheer Brian Starks on as he came over the pass during his … Continue reading
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Distance > 13 Miles; People Met = 3 Barrett started hiking with us today, which keeps a fine tradition going. “Back in the day” I organized long distance expeditions, groups of people forming a community guided by the journey along … Continue reading
Distance = 0 Miles; People Met = 8 Ely being located shortly before Utah, and the only town where I give a Lions Club talk, we spent two rest days here preparing the maps for the next state, catching up … Continue reading
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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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Distance > 80 Miles; People Met = 16 Most of the people we met during this stretch occurred the very first day after our delightful camp spot near Jefferson Summit … lots of people out recreating during the 4th of … Continue reading
Distance > 15 Miles; People Met = 0
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Distance = 0 Miles; People Met = 1 The emphasis during our humanitarian hike is more on the humanitarian than the hiking. Along that vein I’m changing the elevation stats previously reported to people met. Besides, keeping track of people … Continue reading
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Distance > 42 Miles; Elevation Change > 8000 Feet Lo Elevation = 5712; Hi Elevation = 9259 We finally got off the roads and into wilderness, along with low mileage days. Piece of cake! Right? Our troubles started when I … Continue reading
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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
