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We had a spectacular weekend up in Michigan at my folks' place. There was a wonderful party, great food, and a house filled to the brim with love. Still haven't gotten over introducing Travis as "my husband" - it still gives me very girly giggles.

We made the trek to Canton today (well, CAK, to be precise) to fly out on the CAK-ORD-DEN route that we have attempted to take in the past. And similar to ...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is America's premier sports museum and showplace featuring over 80,000 square feet of exhibit space. It depicts the evolution of pro football from 1892 to present; displays a bronze statue of every Hall of Famer; displays many valuable artifacts; and shows the stats of the best players in pro-football.

Millersburg, OH is located in Holmes County, home to the nation's largest Amish community. The Amish are known for their woodworking (especially furniture, cabinetry, gazebos, etc.), farming, cooking, quilts and crafts.

The Amish are hard working people and very devout Mennonites. Sunday is a day of rest and worship in Amish ...

... farmer now retired and a recent widower was happy to have some company and we had a nice chat as the storm went through. When the storm passed I stayed a little longer to let him finish the story of his wife's walk home and then we said our farwell and off to the motel, I was less that 10 miles on a 103 mile day. We also climbed just over 4,000 feet. I am hungry and tired. dinner and sleep will be great. Amazing how much I have learned to appreciate the little things.

Mount Olive, NJ to Shreve, OH – 7 hours and 22 minutes and 1 and a quarter tanks of gas later…

That's right! We made it to our first stop, a private campground in a tiny town called Shreve, located in the middle of nowhere Ohio. The drive was rather brutal, mostly the boring sights of Pennsylvania ...

... do not wear prints or buttons (the dresses are needled). The Mennotites, most progressive, do use cars etc. Mostly famers or carpenters etc All three groups have in common the baptism of adults, refuse weapons and live the simple life of the lands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutterite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonites Berlin itself is a little ...

Up early to have some breakfast and cross back into the USA. No idea what to expect at the border after the anal problems at Miami airport...however, just a couple of questions, a that was it. No problemo crossing in a car. Sadly little to add for the rest of the day as it was mostly driving South along New York ...

A story appeared August 12 in the Coshocton Tribune about Don's entire walking career and the amazing story of how he inspired Regis Shivers, who later died of cancer. Here's the story ...

Paa vei mot Chicago stoppet vi i New Philadelphia, et veikryss med moteller, bensinstasjoner og fastfoodsjapper. Og Wal-Mart, heldigvis. Etter sladding kvelden for vaaknet vi nemlig opp til flatt dekk neste morgen. Den amerikanske versjonen av NAF ville ikke hjelpe siden vi ikke var fra Ohio, saa da ble Wal-Mart redningen, de reparerte nemlig dekket til 10 dollar.

... hold the door prize draw at 6:30. Immediately follows what is the best music show I've seen in years. The Carolina Chocolate Drops, www.carolinachocolatedrops.com, treat us all to a two hour performance of old time Mountain Folk Music, mostly from the local area. Thanks again to Chris, Mr. EveryBus ! Sunday morning the sun is back and lucky thing as we all need to dry out our gear for packing and travelling. Rita & I will now head to New kensington, PA for a visit ...