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Texas

Ok so heres how it went i got a ride from Sedalia Missouri to Texarkana Texas. Then i got a ride from Texarkana To Livingston and i am now at my destination. Going to stay here for a while and see how it works out if i dont like it ill be moving on. I sorely miss the Katy Trail. I just loved my time alone with nature and god. And meeting nice people and seeing new places everyday. Im almost depressed thinking of waking up to the same place every single day. There are new people for me to meet though. And a who9le lot of churches i can go to. So thats the plus side. The down side is no internet access unless i get on bike and ride to store. (Which is where im at now, doing laundry) Hopefully in the future though i will get a internet card so i can be online more. So this is my short yet sweet update.

End of Katy Trail

I ended the katy trail yesterday in Clinton, Missouri. Had kind of a long night. My brother decided he wanted to pick me up there and take me to Joplin. Had no sleep and the campgropund was closed so now im sitting at a motel using their wi-fi while i figure out what to do. The guy here is super nice and is even charging up my phone. May end up spending a night here and then trying to find some where to camp. I am just so darn tired. Coffee isnt helping any today. LOL Hopefully when i get a little sleep i will be able to think more clearer.

So sad to have seen the end of the katy trail. I prolonged it as long as i could. (And you'll all be glad to know i ended it the same way i started it) Actually rode the last five miles. I probably took more pictures yesterday then i did the whole trip. Problem is i messed up computer (got to call comp people) and i cant figure out now how to upload pictures to blog. Once i call them i should have that straightened up and i can post whats left of the photos.

So looks like this may just be the end of my journey. Ill never regret doing it. The people ive met and the places ive seen have all been worth the effort.

Sedalia Missouri and Bad Weather

I am now at Sedalia Missouri. The weather the last 2 nights has been terrible so tonight ive rented a motel room. Ive been doing 15 or more miles a day. Last night i spent in a garage in Pilot Grove Missouri. This nice older couple put me up , fed me and even let me take a shower. God bless all the good people ive met on this journey. I feel ive really been blessed.

Looks like my journey may be ending at Joplin Missouri. I have a friend who is going to pick med up there and take me the rest of the way to Texas. So looks like the worst will be going from Clinton to Joplin. I will be praying a lot and i hope you all pray for me too. I will have to take side streets and hope to find camping spots for the night. With gods help i should be fine.

I have til 11 a.m. Tomorrow here. So im going to rest and take a shower. To all my friends out there thank you for kind wishes. Take care all and when i get to Texas i will add more to blog. And of course label pictures. The pictures that say 2005 are from this journey. I had camera problems and then forgot to reset date. That whole group of pictures is from Coopers landing.

Almost End of Katy Trail

Hi i am in Pilot Grove Missouri. I am 3 towns from the end of the Katy Trail. Ive been here for 2 days waiting out the rain. Will most likely be hitting the road tomorrow afternoon. Maybe another 2 days of trail then where it ends in Clinton ill have to start taking side roads to head towards Texas. Im almost afraid to leave the trail. Ive met so many nice people and have been really safe on here even though ive not always been able to get internet access ive really liked it.

So when i leave the trail ill be beginning a new adventure. It will be looking for nice people and places where to camp at night. And hoping and praying im safe. Hopefully i can find off roads where theres not a lot of traffic. Ive niot been traveling real fast some due to weather and some due to trail being bad in places then of course there was the issue of me spraining my ankle and having to take a few days off. Ive learned to just hope and pray things go well when i leave one place for the next. Ive been caught in the rain twice and now i check weather before i leave 1 spot for another and i also start around five every afternoon looking for a place to camp that way im set befroe dark. Its takes planning to make things dueable. I do my best to be in a town before dark everynight and if the next towns to far i wait til next day to go to.

Ive been keeping a voice journal so when all this is done and over im going to go over notes and be able to tell everyone nice towns or not. And of course ill be able to accurately describe what ive been thru on this journey. And tell about the poeple ive met.

So far ill have to say though that ive been blessed by the people and places ive been. Ive had help from friends and from my mother whove been a life saver at times. Even my faith has been tested on this adventure. But ive kept my resolve and i still have faith in god and people.