Tales from the Trail #09: A euphoric epiphany in Eubank …

Onward & onward I walked – through yet another night and well into yet another morning – and I was still seemingly “in the middle of nowhere” when I was blessed to happen upon the Eubank Baptist Church, quite fortunately on a Sunday morning as well, while a church service there was already in full […]

Tales from the Trail #08: Surfing the shade in Somerset …

I did indeed eventually make it “back to civilization” (after my looooong walk through the heart of the Daniel Boone National Forest the night before), initially coming to the “harsh-toned” village of Burnside*, where the overtly suspicious glances & openly dismissive words of the vast majority of the local residents I encountered quickly inspired me […]

Tales from the Trail #07: Fortune found in the Forest …

The Way proved to be hot & muggy once again that later day, as I set out once more to walk yet another long night through. And yet what I didn’t know at the time was that this particular stretch of roadway was going to be almost completely water-less from the get go, with my […]

Tales from the Trail #06: My long-lost Brother Buddy …

I was in the town of Oneida on this day, and despite the heat and my aching feet I steadily hobbled up the entire 2-mile length of the town’s main strip, first stopping briefly at the local Taco Bell. I was incredibly tired at this point – so tired that I ended up falling asleep […]