I really should have posted this on Thursday night, as that’s the day I actually walked – but I jumped right into the car & started the long drive to the SFO Bay Area, then home to L.A. the next day.  Then on Saturday our son & his family arrived from the Atlanta area. Right…

It was an ‘interesting’ day. We had a longer-than-usual walk (11.25 miles) with the warmest temps I’ve walked in to date (90 degrees). We mostly ran out of redwoods – and the shade they provide – during the last 4-5 miles. And then we met Griffin… Spotlights This Week: Always: Hope Chapel Missions Charity Spotlight: Focus on…

Our day started with a quick change of plans. It was already planned to be a slightly shorter day – 9.4 miles to Hidden Springs Campground. I heard there had been a few break-ins of cars parked on the road in this area over the past few days, so I had gotten permission to park…

This was the first day that Tina walked with me. We’ve known each other from our Mini Church for several years, but this is the first time we’ve spent one-on-one time together.  She grew up in this area and is combining a ‘homecoming’ visit with 4 days of walking with me – it was a…

I’m getting a late start tonight, so I’ll make it short! I don’t normally walk on Sundays, but because there were 4.5 miles of Pedestrians-Prohibited freeway between Scotia and the north end of Avenue of the Giants, I decided to knock those miles our today after church so that Tina and I can just put…

I had 6 miles of freeway today (Pedestrians Prohibited), so I pushed my bike from Fortuna to Scotia. I barely know it’s there because I steer it with my hand on the seat, not the handlebars. Spotlights This Week: Always: Hope Chapel Missions Charity Spotlight: Focus on the Family Church Spotlight: Rio Dell Baptist Church – Rio Dell,…

There was some nice farmland along the way today, and I saw some cowboys rounding up cattle into a corral with a livestock transport truck waiting nearby – but the majority of the route was simply an attempt to avoid the freeway as much as possible. Spotlights This Week: Always: Hope Chapel Missions Charity Spotlight: The Dream…

Today was especially fun because I’ve added a new Sole Sister! Nancy from Redway Baptist Church walked with me for what was essentially a ‘utility’ day – basically getting from Point A to Point B without much glamour involved. Spotlights This Week: Always: Hope Chapel Missions Charity Spotlight: The Dream Center Church Spotlight: Faith Center Foursquare Church –…

Today I walked from Alliance through downtown Arcata – then a 5-mile stretch of US 101 that was designated ‘freeway’.  But there were no ‘Pedestrians Prohibited’ signs where I entered the freeway, so I went for it! (And no, I didn’t crawl through any barbed wire  fences to avoid seeing the signs!) Spotlights This Week:…

About half the mileage today was on the Hammond Coastal Trail and the other half was through rural farmland – all north of Arcata. Spotlights This Week: Always: Hope Chapel Missions Charity Spotlight: The Dream Center Church Spotlight: Faith Center Foursquare Church – Eureka, CA Church Spotlight: First Baptist Church – Redway, CA It was a nice, relaxing day…