Reading Time: 2 minutes I woke up behind the mound of asphalt to a sunny, windy day, and the sound of a bulldozer nearby. Last night I’d noticed the bulldozer parked near the pile. This morning a guy drove a large truck into the lot, parked, got into the dozer, started it up, and proceeded to load asphalt into […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Last night I said that, “I’ll think about it.” So I thought about it. I decided to not be modest in my goal, and walked 25.6 miles from Pittsburg to the Travelodge in Fort Scott. I played it by ear, and that’s what my ear told me to do. (As it turns out, staying in Fort Scott […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you are curious how my dental emergency drama played out this morning, try this scenario: I called the offices of several dentists in Fort Scott between 8 and 9 am. Two were closed, one couldn’t take me until 3 pm, and the fourth told me to come by and they’d fit me in, but […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes At 6:10 am this morning I awoke, listened to the traffic and birds singing, and heard a nearby train whistle. Wait! Isn’t it supposed to be raining? Less than 10 seconds later (I’m not making that up) the sounds of raindrops on my tent were added to the soundtrack. I pondered the question: do […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rain. Some more rain. Even more rain. This time I did a better job keeping things dry inside my tent, but it’s the nature of rain to find its way in. But most of my stuff stayed dry. I’m optimistic things will be even better as time goes on. It’s been gray and overcast or raining […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was nice to freshen up after a day in the tent avoiding the rain. This morning I walked over to the well-heated bath house, which is just a five-minute walk from my tent. I took a warm shower, shaved, changed clothes, and was ready to resume my journey. It was a couple of miles, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Kasitz family could not have been more generous, helpful, and hospitable. Marcus stayed with me through breakfast and locked up after I left (I’d be seeing him later in the day). It was an easy walk on a beautiful day toward Stilwell, Kansas. Along the way two Miami County Deputy Sheriffs, Colin and Andrew, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Welcome to Missouri! When I began walking on Route 150 (not to be confused with Hwy 50) this morning, the rain had been falling lightly but steadily for hours. It wasn’t a debilitating rain—just enough to make me glad I dressed in rain jacket, rain pants, and waterproof shoes. (The rain continues to fall as […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute My first day walking along Hwy 50 was generally good. The weather was perfect. “The Loneliest Highway” is quite busy, not lonely at all. Continuous traffic makes it noisy, but the shoulder remains good and that’s what’s important to me. At one point, I noticed a road running parallel to the highway that had an adequate […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes I love Mel Brooks. If you find him as fascinating as I do you might like to hear a very different type of interview with him. Marc Maron is over-the-edge when doing his own shtick, but he interviews celebrities well. (I listened to his interview with Susan Sarandon the other day.) Early in the interview, Mel […]