Category Archives: Therapy Dogs

1000 miles and counting.

Illinois is flat. The further west we get, the further we can see in every direction. For two nights, we stayed with a friend of a friend of my mom’s, named Dave. We walked 22 miles to Paxton, and at … Continue reading

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Once a Cornjerker, Always a Cornjerker

We crossed into Illinois – theĀ  Land of Lincoln, our sixth state – and quickly found ourselves in the small town of Hoopeston. The locals informed me that Hoopeston is the sweet corn capital of the world. The local high … Continue reading

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The Magic Lean-to, or How I learned to love a dirt floor

We left our lunch break with Chris and walked off into the rain. Up to that point, we had been very fortunate with weather on this walk. Every time the rain came down, we had ended up hosted somewhere or … Continue reading

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Memorial Day

Before our unexpected break from the trail, we had hit a really good groove. We had our daily routine down, we were making our miles every day, and we had finally started to feel like we knew what we were … Continue reading

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Meet Pawsibilities Unleashed

John, Max, Grace, and I are proud to be certified dog therapy volunteers through Pawsibilities Unleashed, a non-profit organization based in Frankfort, Kentucky, and want to take this opportunity to properly introduce them to you. Their mission, direct from their … Continue reading

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The End of Ohio

Oh, Grace, What a silly dog. She has been dragging her feet, wearing down the top edges of her front nails. Over many miles of lazy walking, she managed to wear a couple of nails down to the quick. It … Continue reading

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Find yourself in Yellow Springs

As we walk at our slow 3-4 miles per hour, the surroundings continue to change slowly and steadily. Walking out of Columbus, the vibrating inner city guts gave way to sullen, inhospitable concrete sprawl. The sidewalks slowly cracked under our … Continue reading

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Today, we are visiting the Dayton VA Medical center. There are some truly amazing people here. It sounds like we have some rough weather coming tonight, and the staff offered us a place to stay tonight. More updates coming soon.

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In Amber We Trust

Our arrival on Columbus marked a halfway point in Ohio. It is also the last city that we have a lot of friends in – from there West, things will get less and less familiar. Thankfully, we were able to … Continue reading

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Homecoming

As we finished the last miles of West Virginia, we were hosted by Kait’s uncle John and aunt Barbara in Marietta, just outside of Parkersburg. John rescued us on the day that I was throwing up and feverish, and their … Continue reading

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