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@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
*TUE OCT 21** UMC Camp Allegheny, Stoystown to Trinity Lutheran, Bedford, PA*
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.
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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.
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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