Ohio
Greetings from Ohio! Named after the river that the Iroquois called “ohi-yo” meaning “the great river.” The area has been inhabited for the last 12,000 years. First by the Paleo-Peoples who likely followed the...
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A Different Kind of Trek
The Buckeye Trail (BT) is over 1,400 miles in length, completely circumnavigating the state of Ohio. That is impressive, but mostly I just wanted to use the word “circumnavigating” in a sentence, and now...
Your going to need an ocean of calamine lotion
Toxicodendron says it all, albeit in Greek, so let me translate for you. Toxikos, means “poison” and dendron, means “tree.” This is the name for the genus of plants that contains poison ivy, poison...
Back in Eugene
Just a short update on my travels since my last post. I spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Harrison waiting for my Thursday flight out to Dallas. It obligingly rained cats and dogs late Tuesday...
Day Ten (Wrap Up)
I am writing this from Harrison, AR, population 13,300. Home of the Boone County Regional Airport. Clayton and Samantha and their 3 y/o daughter drove me the hour north from Pelsor this morning. My...
Day Nine (Eclipse & Hike Over)
Due to the heavy rain forecast for tomorrow, I was up half the night, trying to figure a way to get to the end of the trail without having to ford anything. I thought...
It was a kind of magical time back then. We, too, are sad about the May timing. 😕However, wishing you…