I finally made it to the town of Buchanan, and was pretty exhausted after having already walked some 25 smooth-yet-arduous miles that day. And yet all the churches in town* were closed and empty, providing no refuge for the weary. I flow onward out of town and can’t even get anyone to slow down for […]
After finishing my food and hugging it out with Tiffany, I hit the Road once more and headed into the gathering gloom. And true to Ian’s earlier word, there truly was a long swath of nothing after Buchanan had faded into my rear distance. I tried to sleep in a number of unusual locations anyway […]
I only got around 6 hours of off & on sleep in the church van, and yet it was surprisingly good rest considering the circumstances. And so it was that I actually felt an extra hop in my waddle this morning – despite the escalating discomfort and intensifying base-fatigue that comes with almost any long-distance […]
“I will freely admit that there are errors in philosophy just as massive as any mistake in any religion, no doubt. And yet the difference between the two sets is just as massive – for the adherents of the former are at worst exposed as being silly or ridiculous, whereas the believers in the latter […]
I flowed ever onward that mid-morning, and as usual had much time for thought & reflection. And on this day the Question came to me: What has been the most difficult thing about this Walk? Was it the objective strenuousness of the walking itself? Or was it the fact that every single day the procurement […]
And it was but a few yards further along The Way (after parting ways with Eula) that I crossed the Appalachian Trail and even saw my first (and ultimately only) AT through-hiker as well … “Every twenty minutes on the Appalachian Trail, I ended up walking farther than the average American walks in an entire […]
Shortly thereafter I came across the first Shoney’s restaurant I had seen in years. I ambled inside for old times’ sake (and to get a glass of water), told the staff there about my Walk, and was immediately treated to a small stack of delicious pancakes – and a disturbingly large helping of syrup … […]
“In any smoother flow, the relationship between what a person had to do and what he could do was harmoniously balanced. The challenge at hand wasn’t too easy to effectuate, nor was it too difficult to complete. The trial at hand was indeed a notch or two beyond his current abilities or energies, no doubt. […]
I eventually made it to the campus of Hollins University and its lovely campus and delightful library, where the library staff heard about my Walk and – with great kindness and no hesitation – told me that I could use their computers and remain there to rest for as long as I wished … “The […]
Into the initial outskirts of Roanoke I ambled, and stopped briefly for some water in Papa D’s restaurant & bar. There was a small gathering of regulars on hand that early afternoon, and to my delighted surprise, they were to a man (and woman) all fully enamored by – and openly supportive of – my […]
“Our call to action is to simply Be in the Flow of life; accepting life however it is and however it happens to arrive, and then simply Doing the Good we can with it all. We must allow life to be life in all its impermanent ans challenging and even painful grandeur. Nothing ever remains […]
;
