Log 2015020301

The following are a list of notes taken while hiking.  Their date is unknown.

Trail Angels

Janitors at Johnson Hall of Hiram College on loop 27 mile loop of Burton Section gave me hot chocolate and power bars on my departure from the building.

[what happened here was it was late and this hike was more than I could handle (I bit off more than I could chew), so I stopped in Johnson Hall to get a few hours sleep and continue the 4 miles to my car afterwards]

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He approached me about making it big some day
And I said man, I'll stay right where I am
Cause there ain't nothing wrong with a coffee shop & my guitar
I never had an audience to begin with

Oh well,
It ain't too far to getting lonesome
I've been down this road before

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Once upon a time there was a woman
And she gave me a sense of purpose
She put the pep in my step
She was the reason I lived
Then she kicked me in the behind

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I came to the land as the Forsaken Route
But it knew me long before I...
ever had a chance to choose who I was

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Hiker Mile/ Feet Conversion Table

1.0mi: 5,280ft
9/10 : 4,752ft
8/10 : 4,224ft or 4/5mi
7/10 : 3,696ft
6/10 : 3,168ft or 3/5mi
5/10 : 2.640ft or 1/2mi
4/10 : 2,112ft or 2/5mi
3/10 : 1,584ft
2/10 : 1,056ft or 1/5mi
1/10 : 528ft

2/3  : 3,520ft
3/4  : 3,960ft

Log 2014081601

Posting here has been very difficult lately. I'm still at Basecamp C. So far, I have about 21 miles of the Stockport Section - Buckeye Trail done as per what was planned on this trip. Last year, I did about 25 of its miles then. So, I'm anticipate that I'll finish this and cross into the New Straitsville Section tomorrow.

Yesterday, I finished the American Discovery Trail - Ohio & Kentucky's east independent arm in SE Ohio. I am now ready for what I'd like to call the "3 trail sweep" in Ohio. To date, I've covered the Buckeye Trail from the Village of Mount Orab @ West Union Section, Pt. 32 to Stockport Section, Pt. 28 @ Shew's Orchard. I've also covered the independent arms of the North Country and American Discovery Trails.

In the east, North Country became concurrent with Buckeye's circuit at Massillon Section, Pt. 23 in Zoar of Tuscarawas County in NE Ohio. It leaves it in Liberty Township of Henry County in NY Ohio. American Discovery in the SE, joins the Buckeye Trail circuit at Stockport Section, Pt. 20 in Marion Township of Morgan County.  It leaves the concurrency in Cincinnati of Hamilton County at Loveland Section, Pt. 1.

Since I have the west, north and east done, and my rate of progress already exceeds the four intersections, the only thing I need to do is hike, or "sweep" across the 3 trail concurrency in the south of Ohio.

Recently, I've had inflammation of my feet which caused me to drive back to home port for about 36 hours.  Once there, I picked up a partial refill on a perscription.

The weather might not corporate with me this week. This might get rough?