<div dir="ltr"><b style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">SUN Jul 20</span></b><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The route on the other side of Solar
Barn to York was 18 miles When I reached York the first alternative for the campsite was the
York Fairgrounds, but there was a horse show going on. The second was the 1</span><sup><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">st</span></sup><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">UMC. There was one summer service at 10 o’clock. I chose not to attend and
interrupt the service so I went downstairs and journaled. Eventually the pastor
came downstairs and greeted me. He said we couldn’t camp outside and would need
to be in the church. After the Marchers arrived many had to take a nap. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">In the late afternoon there was a program
meeting. We were anticipating upcoming cities, events, and crossing into Iowa.
Dinner was sponsored by Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA). It was held in the
nearby Union Bank Conference Center. They provided a Spanish meal and had a 3
person panel. One of the Marchers, John J. (JJ) was also on the panel. CFRA
provided the questions for the panel. The questions related to how
climate change will affect agriculture. The dinner and the panel finished at
8:30. We returned to the church and prepared for the next day: 16 miles in high
temp and humidity. Wakeup at 4:45!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">MON Jul 21</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">I found a paved alternative—US Hwy 34
from York to Utica. I stopped
for hot chocolate and before long Izzy and Doug joined me. They had taken the
trucks down to the campsite and come back to the filling station and restaurant. We
had a conversation with Joyce Petersen, a resident of Utica for 40 years. She
had worked in the town bank, and when the filling station closed she and her
friends bought it and re-opened it. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">When I got
back to the campsite, in consultation with Izzy, I decided to sleep under the
camp shelter. There was a swimming pool at the park so I went over to the pool,
took a shower, and had a dip in the pool. After that we had an all-camp meeting
on plans: for the Lincoln/Omaha engagements, the end of this month, and for the
NYC trip to Peoples Climate Lobby in late Sep. The temperature was in the 90’s.
It seemed that the group was easy-going because there was cold beer all around!
The wind was blowing and I had difficulty hearing, so I will have to ask
someone what the essential decisions were. </span></p></div></div></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div dir="ltr">Peace, David</div>
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