Francesca on January 20th, 2010

Housekeeping note: I apologize for not posting sooner, I was hampered by the lack of public wifi which I had intended to use to upload posts and pics. Although everyone I meet assures me that there is free/paid wifi in Delhi, I have yet to find it. I invested in a USB stick and will [...]

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Francesca on October 21st, 2009

And although I hope the dead don’t keep it, I’m going by another road. Guymon, OK is the farthest west I will have gone on this trip. It’s melancholy, but after checking elevations on my route through NM and realizing how quickly the weather changes out here, I’m retreating. I’m now moving east and south [...]

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Francesca on October 9th, 2009

Current location: Fort Scott, Kansas. For anyone keeping up with my twitter feed, it’s clear that my route has deviated majorly from the original plan to head north and west. Watching the weather in Wyoming these days, I’m pretty glad I’m not there.  My current plan is to continue heading southwest into New Mexico and [...]

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Francesca on August 20th, 2009

August 16, 2009: Georgetown to Mile 30. Daily mileage: 35 miles
After my false start on Saturday, my Sunday departure goes off without a hitch, as I pack up Yawp, bid V a fond farewell, and hit Rock Creek trail to the C&O in Georgetown. A few passersby wish me luck and ask my final destination. [...]

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