Monthly Archives: May 2012

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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Saying goodbye to Betty

It has been a tough couple of weeks off the road. After arriving in Muncie, we rode with Kait’s aunt Ellen and uncle Mike up to Buffalo, New York to reunite with the Whistler family. Betty Whistler, mother of 13 … Continue reading

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Meet Nate Damm

On February 26, 2011, Nate Damm left Lewes, Delaware on the American Discovery Trail to walk across America.  Why?  Because he wanted to. The idea had spent many months running laps in his head and refused to go away.  Even … 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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All the money in the world.

Our days off the trail in Athens were pretty packed, so we took a day off in Millfield, OH to catch up on some homework. We hunkered down in our good friend O.J.’s place where we could sit down and … Continue reading

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