<div dir="ltr"><b style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">FRI AUG 01</b><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">We left
Treynor Park at 7:15am. The nice thing about city parks is that they have roofed shelters
and lights. It was much easier to make lunch, eat breakfast, pack up and clean
up yesterday morning and today. It was 16 miles to Oakland, IA. I didn't
realize how much SW Iowa is up and down hill. I got my Marching in pushing the bike uphill! In O</span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">akland I checked for Western Iowa Tourism (WIT), and found that their
office is no longer in Oakland. I got Chad Graeve’s (Pottawattamie Co. Conserv. Officer) phone
number and phoned him. He might be able to visit us at tomorrow’s campsite. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">The March had a conference call to discuss the next kind of activities
we’re planning down the road. I discovered that we will have a
rest day in Atlantic. I got Jeffrey to help me, on the web, identify the
Atlantic host. Sure enough, it was Denise O’Brian, a colleague of mine from
Practical Farmers of Iowa and Iowa Natural Heritage Fdn. I got her phone number and gave her a
call, but had to leave a message. </span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">After the
phone conference—at least an hour—Ed had a meeting he calls ‘Listening post". He
entertains questions that the Marchers have for him about the March. We had a pavilion to sleep under.
Some slept on the tables. I slept on the floor.</span></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>Sat. AUG 02</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">We</span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial"> headed for Cold Springs Park--16 +
miles. We went through
Carson, IA. I should have taken a picture of it. Maybe we can get a picture on
the Web. At Lewis, IA I stopped to see what kind of access they
might have to the Internet. The library was the only thing open. They gave me
some hot water for my green tea. They had access to the Internet but they
closed at noon. I decided I wouldn’t be able to get to camp, to get my
computer, and back before they closed so I rode on. I had
been having some difficulty with the pedals and when I got to camp I discovered
why. The aluminum tube frame for the seat had broken once in CO and I fixed it
with a clamp. It came loose and the frame broke in a second place. Thank
goodness it waited to break until I got to camp. Old Faithful was no longer rideable.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">We had an
all-camp meeting in the afternoon. As I understood it the main topic was the
use of the Internet to get additional publicity and participation in the
Climate March.with the use of the HUB. I had difficulty hearing so I didn’t understand what the HUB was or how/why you’d
use it. I think it is subscribed to on the Internet. My solution is finding someone to have a one-to-one conversation with
after the meetings.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">David
Oosterberg has been Marching with us since Omaha. After dinner he gave a personal introduction. He’s
been in the State Legislature, and been active in Iowa’s adoption of renewable
energy. He’s known Ed for a long time. He told us that whenever Ed was making a
major decision he would contact David O and inquire about his opinion. When Ed
asked “Should I run for Governor?” David said “No”. When Ed asked “Should I
sponsor a Climate March?” David said “Yes”. After his introduction the Climate
Justice Gypsy Band went into Lewis and played at the town bar for an hour and
½. Overnight
there was a ½ inch rainstorm; lots of lightening and thunder. We were in the
tents and stayed dry.</span> </p></div></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div dir="ltr">Peace, David</div>
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