Our fifteen miles of fame (and more, now) is due to media coverage we received in Evansville. Jesse Rininger, a young intern for the Evansville Courier Press and Tabnie Dozier, a young reporter for ABC affiliate WEHT 7, did terrific … Continue reading
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Day 244 – 1/23/12 – Evansville Media
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Day 244 – 1/23/12 – Fifteen Miles of Fame
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Evansville to Newburgh; Distance = 15 Miles; People Met = 22+ The first person we ran into today was Joe, walking his bicycle up Broadway Avenue from the opposite side we were walking down. He began telling us his life … Continue reading
Days 242-243 – 1/21-22/12 – Mt. Vernon, IN
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Mt. Vernon to Evansville; Distance = 15 Miles; People Met = 14+ Our hike out of Mt. Vernon proved less than promising at the start. Cindy has a cold which she blames on me simply because I caught one first. … Continue reading
Days 240-241 – 1/19-20/12 – On to Indiana
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Shawneetown, IL to Mt. Vernon, IN; Distance = 32.7; People Met = 9+ We were only about a mile out of town when James Head pulled up to get our picture before we left. Unfortunately, he could not get his … Continue reading
Days 238-239 – 1/17-18/12 – Shawneetown
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Garden of the Gods to Shawneetown; Distance = 22 Miles; People Met = 5 Photos at the end From Garden of the Gods we left the River to River Trail and slack packed to Shawneetown, with some company part way. … Continue reading
Days 236-237 – 1/15-16/12 – Long Nights
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Burden Falls to Garden of the Gods Wilderness; Distance = 20 Miles; People Met = 6+ The first day of this stretch was cold and clear as we traveled mainly on Forest Service roads. The second day was overcast and … Continue reading
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Days 234-235 – 1/13-14/12 – Roadside Help
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Goreville to Burden Falls Wilderness; Distance = 20 Miles; People Met = 21+ We got a late start on the first day as I had to be interviewed by a radio station out of Cambridge, Maryland. The interview went well … Continue reading
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Day 233 – 1/12/12 – Marion, Illinois
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People Met = 6+ From the time we left Goreville with Ky for Marion to the time we returned we actually met more than 6 people, but many of those were tallied for Day 232. Marion, IL might turn out … Continue reading
Days 231-232 – 1/10-11/12 – Too Much Information
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Makanda to Goreville; Distance = 22 Miles; People Met = 23+ As a person who used to make maps I found myself in the ironic position of being overwhelmed by too many maps and guides for our route. The ADT … Continue reading
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Days 229-230 – 1/8-9/11 – Blazed Trail
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Muddy River to Makanda; Distance = 23 Miles; People Met = 6 We are following the first blazed hiking trail since Colorado. After a climb to get on top of the bluffs we’ve been following the past week, we entered … Continue reading