[Dialogue] [Oe List ...] Fwd: GMCA Update Oct. 21

[Judi White via Dialogue]

Almost done. What an adventure - a trek by foot, by bike, by truck across
the whole of the USA. Bringing awareness of the great change happening in
our time. Congratulations.
On Oct 28, 2014 9:24 PM, "David Zahrt via OE" <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> *TUE OCT 21** UMC Camp Allegheny, Stoystown to Trinity Lutheran, Bedford,
> PA*
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> I checked the upcoming terrain on Mapquest last night. It was another 1000
> ft of climb on the way to Bedford. So I planned to be a passenger in the
> Gear truck for the 3rd day in a row. The route was listed as 25 miles.
> Last evening we designated wake-up time as 6am. We were to have all of our
> gear in the Gear truck by 7am, then go to the auditorium (1/4 mile) for
> breakfast: the Camp let us use the auditorium to make our own breakfast.
> We waited another hour before Kim announced that we should Circle-up.
> Circle-up finally happened at 8:45am. People are really tired, but there is
> little grumbling.
>
> It had rained overnight so the pavement was wet and it was very foggy.
>  trailer. The Gear truck was finally loaded at 9:15am. Doug went to talk
> with JJ. I didn't realize until we stopped at the local coffee shop in
> Stoystown that they had agreed to stop for coffee. The coffee shop had a
> sign posted that said Open 11am. Instead of going in Doug decided to wait
> another 15 minutes for JJ to arrive. Once he arrived Doug took another 10
> minutes conferring with him. I began journaling on a piece of scrap paper!
> Once we departed I began to reflect on how much I enjoy riding my bike. It
> has become an adventure. For me, waiting around for people to get up, eat
> breakfast, and pack up, and eventually riding in the cab, is not much of an
> adventure. However, it was clear that I made the right decision today. It
> was foggy, there was a narrow shoulder, Hwy 30 is blacktop, was wet, and we
> reached a summit that had a sign--2300 feet elevation. I would have had to
> walk up a number of hills and go slowly down them with a minimum shoulder
> which was also wet.
>
> .
>
> Doug stopped to fill up the truck's gas tank. I got some hot chocolate.
> When we arrived at the church we had difficulty parking the solar trailer
> and the gear truck. Once the associate pastor oriented us to the building
> Doug helped me get my bike off the truck so people could get down the truck
> aisle and get their things. I had time to make a digital file of *Which
> Side Are You On?*, the song introduced to us in Pittsburg. The fellow who
> introduced it reminded us that singing binds us together. I want us to
> learn it and sing it. I also made a copy of *The Impossible Dream* (it
> ought to be our theme song), and a copy of the script I plan to use to
> recruit schools for *ClimateChangeIsElementary* program in northern NV
> when I get home. The March has a printer and I'll get Jeffrey or John Abbe
> to do some printing.
>
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>
> The Marchers straggled in. The church members sat us down at tables and
> served us the meal. It's the first time we've been served a meal rather
> than buffet style. After dinner the GMCA's Village Council members had a
> meeting. The main topic was whether or not the gear truck would pull the
> solar trailer and be driven back to Des Moines, or whether provisions would
> be made to sell the truck in WDC and find an alternate way to get the
> trailer back. They went on and on. The issue will be brought to an All-Camp
> meeting in the next couple of days.
> --
> Peace, David
>
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