august 28 day 111 26 miles total 2,931 today was the hardest day of the journey so far. i admit i complained about the rain. but i don’t mind a little overcast! there was not a cloud all day. and that oregon sun cooked me. i admit i made some snarky remarks about the 30 and 40 mph wind yesterday. that didn’t mean any slight breeze wouldn’t have been welcome today! i really wanted to Read more…
never underestimate geezers. peter figured i would find my way where i was supposed to be. just lost back a few miles as with every shortcut. laz Sent from my magic phone
august 27 day 110 27 miles total 2,905 surprise it came a big rain almost as soon as i started. surprise peter lost his phone. surprise we finally figured out it was in the car by calling it. surprise the battery died before we found it. surprise my shortcut ran into a gated road, and i had to backtrack and find another way around. surprise peter and i got separated in the process. surprise he Read more…
we are off to a good start today. peter lost his phone and has gone back to look for it. my phone loses about a % of charge a minute when it is on. not that it matters, as it no longer has any sound so i can’t tell if someone calls or not. at the moment i am sheltering under the porch of freddy’s steak burgers as it is coming a good rain. the Read more…
august 26 day 109 27 miles total 2,878 i think my detour around boise has been a success. there is still a little uncertainty about tomorrow morning, as me and peter have to figure out the rest of the route back to 20 on our own… no telling where we would have ended up without the help of lynette and theresa. these youngsters are just super talented with their phones. i am hoping for the Read more…
august 25 day 108 27 miles total 2,851 yesterday was my last dirt road (i hope!) today the last interstate (i hope) i am about 8 miles south of boise circling around to hit caldwell idaho west of boise tomorrow and oregon the next day (if oregon is a real place) i have entrusted my route around boise to julie. i was verifying everything up till where i left the interstate today. but things are Read more…
august 24 day 107 26 miles total 2,824 today was another difficult day. lots of long, steep hills and a lot of rough gravel roads. but i cut off at least 12 miles got to walk thru even more cool rock formations, and, after a stint on yet another oregon trail bypass found myself walking the main oregon trail. while i walked that most famous of trails i thought back over the array of historic Read more…
so we are on a remote dirt road short cutting thru back country. two blm fire trucks have passed us (the only vehicles all day) and we just heard a helicopter make a run on the other side of the hill… same direction the fire trucks went. i am thinking this is close enough. laz (stilll moving west) Sent from my magic phone