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Ken called me today at about 5;30pm CST and informed me that he was smoking a big cigar, someone along the trip had given him, because he was now standing on a beach in the state of Oregon looking at the Pacific Ocean. After oer 2000 miles of trekn he [...]
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Just got an IM from Ken – he should be in Tenmile Oregon by the end of today – Get’n closer to the coast.
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Got an IM update from Ken last night – earlier he had a flat by an RV park so he decided to stay the night. Instead of going to Bend Oregon he has decided to trek southwest to see Crater Lake. Next town enroute is Wagontire Oregon. He figures that he will be [...]
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Im leaving Burns Oregon this morning. I think Im heading toward Bend Oregon but I havent made up my mind yet. Its real hot and theres nothing out there for about 135 miles. I went over two passes yesterday, 4390ft and 4890ft and they werent too tough. After the 9666ft and 8400ft in [...]
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Heard from Ken this afternoon. He had just finished going about 40 miles into a town called Homedale ID. The night before he slept on the couch of a local sheriff and was given the royal treatment with a home cooked sausage and egg breakfast which included toast and a big glass of [...]
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Heard from Ken today. He was just getting ready to leave from Glenns Ferry Idaho. While in Glenn Ferry he met a crew of workers from Minnesota who were in Idaho working on the wind farms installing wind turbines. He was also blessed with a new tent from the owners of Trail Break [...]
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Got an instant message from Ken – he is in Idaho Falls – Idaho. He will be posting some stuff tonight.
From the gang – Way to go captain – that’s over 1600 miles on the Trek. Keep up the good work. We have over 1500 followers on Twitter and have over 3800 hits [...]
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Spoke with Ken today. All is well. When we spoke he was in a public library in Rexburg Idaho. Other than being tired and getting ready to find camp lodgings he was in good spirits. We calculated that he has traveled over 1600 miles so far. He has been camping in Yellowstone and [...]
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My last night in Cody was quite nice. I met and cooked hot dogs with Mariah, a nanny driving from Maryland to Oregon with 8 year old Amir. Brave young woman she is as he is a high strung child. Nice kid though. It was a good thing we met though she was [...]
Northwest or Southwest? Either way Im looking at over 200 miles of national forests, parks, and wilderness areas to get through to Idaho Falls. North would add to the total mileage through the wilderness but then Id be going through Yellowstone too. South would be less wilderness type accommodations but a supply stop would be [...]