History books teem with the accounts of the rich and the mighty, the famous and the infamous. Tales of Charlemagne, Benjamin Franklin, and Elvis Presley inspire us with distant possibilities. From our history books we learn of extraordinary feats by extraordinary people.
Ordinary people also live extraordinary lives. Visit any funeral in any city in [...]
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I ran into two smelly parts: a skunk must have been really close; a sewer vent. The vent was near the trail in a good place since there was nothing else close to it. The litter was not too bad: 2 pounds 3 ounces total with 11 ounces of it recyclable.
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I saw a Sandpiper on the trail today. They’re rare in Nebraska. Today’s major litter was GU and PowerAde Gel packages. The section is wide open without many places to enter the trail, so most of the users here are athletes who are going some distance. Hence, the athletic fuel. I’m surprised that they throw their packages on the ground. I’ve found that athletes rarely litter. The major offenders are fishermen who leave by far the most junk and the grossest garbage. Smokers are the next biggest offenders. I always pick up dozens of cigarette pack. Dog owners are the third-most offenders. They tend to leave their doggie’s turds in sandwich bags. Thanks for that. I’m careful how I pick them up–very careful.
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After attending the funeral of a church friend, I drove to the Keystone Trail and changed out of my suit and tie in my car the Pope Paul VI fertility clinic. I walked to the trail basking in the beautiful low-humidity and 62 degree temp. Cyclists and hikers filled the trail. Even the most serious [...]
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Today’s hike took me on the Keystone Trail south of Saturday’s. This took me around the Nebraska Furniture Mart. The Mart is a huge furniture, appliance, and electronics store that is famous in the Midwest. It covers 77 acres–you need a fold-up map to find your way around it.
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Today I started a new summertime project (like I really needed another one). I’m excited for it.
I plan to hike the full Omaha trail/bike path system one piece at a time. The system is impressive–86.28 miles according to the map. I’ll do the whole thing twice since I’ll hike out and back to the car [...]
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