Sunday, November 28, 2010
I had a good camping spot last night, but it was cold. Lots of frost around this morning, which surprises me this far south. I soon had everything packed and headed to the convenience store for breakfast. Today will be a short one....I think it's only about 10-12 miles to W. Monroe, where I'll stay inside for 2 nights. After breakfast, I headed out.
Calhoun is small, but nice. Has lots of nice homes, and is close to I-20, Monroe, and Ruston. It also has a large LSU Agriculture Research Center that would have made a nice camping spot. I had walked a couple of miles and a guy pulled up in a pickup truck to check if I was ok. Introduced himself as Wiley Spears, and as I told him about the walk, he understood. Wiley would be doing it him self is not for job and family, and has always wanted to spend some time in the swamps of LA. Not sure I would do that, but with Wiley as a guide, maybe so. We talked a while, and I headed out.
I stopped at a convenience store to rest for a while, and a young man and his wife, Chad & Jamie Prince, stopped by to ask if I needed anything. I told them about the walk, and they were interested and would follow the blog. They also gave me a little "trip" money for supplies and whatever. Very nice couple, and a kind gesture. They left and I headed out. It wasn't long until I was in W. Monroe. I walked past the State Farm agency where I will pick up a package on Monday. That will be about a 1.5 mile backtrack, but won't have the cart to deal with.
There are no sidewalks or shoulders along Hwy 80 in W. Monroe, so just had to deal with the traffic. Fortunately my walk on that road was brief, and I turned south to find the motel. Walked past my turnoff for about 1/2 mile (I didn't need that), but got squared away and soon found the Holiday Inn Express where I will stay. I have been fighting a cold for a couple of days (sleeping in a wet, cold, tent?), so need some inside time to recover. Tomorrow I'll go pick up the package, and hope there are lots of surprises inside!
For the remainder of today, just rest, watch football, and do computer stuff. (The picture is from the Monroe, LA, website......I didn't take it.)
I had a good camping spot last night, but it was cold. Lots of frost around this morning, which surprises me this far south. I soon had everything packed and headed to the convenience store for breakfast. Today will be a short one....I think it's only about 10-12 miles to W. Monroe, where I'll stay inside for 2 nights. After breakfast, I headed out.
Calhoun is small, but nice. Has lots of nice homes, and is close to I-20, Monroe, and Ruston. It also has a large LSU Agriculture Research Center that would have made a nice camping spot. I had walked a couple of miles and a guy pulled up in a pickup truck to check if I was ok. Introduced himself as Wiley Spears, and as I told him about the walk, he understood. Wiley would be doing it him self is not for job and family, and has always wanted to spend some time in the swamps of LA. Not sure I would do that, but with Wiley as a guide, maybe so. We talked a while, and I headed out.
I stopped at a convenience store to rest for a while, and a young man and his wife, Chad & Jamie Prince, stopped by to ask if I needed anything. I told them about the walk, and they were interested and would follow the blog. They also gave me a little "trip" money for supplies and whatever. Very nice couple, and a kind gesture. They left and I headed out. It wasn't long until I was in W. Monroe. I walked past the State Farm agency where I will pick up a package on Monday. That will be about a 1.5 mile backtrack, but won't have the cart to deal with.
There are no sidewalks or shoulders along Hwy 80 in W. Monroe, so just had to deal with the traffic. Fortunately my walk on that road was brief, and I turned south to find the motel. Walked past my turnoff for about 1/2 mile (I didn't need that), but got squared away and soon found the Holiday Inn Express where I will stay. I have been fighting a cold for a couple of days (sleeping in a wet, cold, tent?), so need some inside time to recover. Tomorrow I'll go pick up the package, and hope there are lots of surprises inside!
For the remainder of today, just rest, watch football, and do computer stuff. (The picture is from the Monroe, LA, website......I didn't take it.)
Thats a cool picture Jeff!
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