Day 54 – 8/24 – Bridgeport to Gering, NE – 34 miles
Somehow, over the course of Nebraska, I’ve climbed from 1089 feet in elevation to 3921 feet, all while walking on consistently flat ground! A similar experience in Kansas should have prepared me for this phenomenon, and yet I’ve been blindsided once again. 3000 feet of elevation gain, with barely a hint of it along the […]
Days 51-53 – 8/21-8/23 – Spring Creek Campground to Bridgeport, NE – 77 miles
Multiple days have passed since a momentous development in this walk, and yet I’ve paid no reference to it in this written account. I have left the American Discovery Trail, after nearly 4000 miles of walking spread across five years. Will I ever return to it? It’s difficult to say. On one hand, while walking […]