june 2 day 24 27 miles total 621 at least i have 1000 of something! i spent my day almost pleasantly (ok, mostly pleasantly) walking thru the most amazing vineyards i have ever seen. mile after mile of grapevines stretching from erie (of which i finally got a glimpse) to Read more…
june 1 day 23 30 miles total 594 so much to tell but i am late to bed still haven’t seen erie! beginning to doubt it exists. laz
may 31 day 22 24 miles total 564 i was guilty of dawdling thru buffalo. wanted to savor the moment, and there was a lot to see. it was a special day to reach a place i have worried for a year that i would never reach. i did have Read more…
may 30 day 21 28 miles total 540 should be able to catch up to the schedule tomorrow. i am on the edge of buffalo! after spending so many months wondering if i could make it this far it is hard to believe that erie is only 10 or 12 Read more…
may 29 day 20 27 miles total 512 another hot, hot day the mountains may be behind me but the hills never end in upstate new york. my hip issue got nasty during the afternoon but eased up at the end. 500 miles doesn’t sound like much, but it is Read more…
may 28 day 19 27 miles total 485 i paid dearly for yesterday’s big push. last night and this morning both. when temperatures reached 93 the day looked like a disaster in the making. a timely milkshake and a little persistent forward progress at least salvaged a tie for the Read more…
may 27 day 18 31 miles total 458 only got lost once today. and only for a mile people walking with me are so much help. today it was laura duncan and nick vermillion. and of course durb, who i lose after tomorrow. fantastic fun day with the great marshes, Read more…
may 26 day 17 27 miles total 427 after the beating i took in the mountains the last week or so, this was the first morning i was not enthusiastic about getting back on the road. a late start compounded the issue. i just don’t have the ability to move Read more…