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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Bicycling across the United States
It was great to see my Scattergood Friends School classmates, Dan Mott and Steve Maxwell, last night. It was also good to see Dan’s brother David, who was also at Scattergood when I was there. And to meet Steve’s wife … Continue reading
Last day of the March
Our First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March reached our destination in Fort Dodge, Iowa, yesterday, with a combination of feelings of accomplishment, relief, thanksgiving for all of the support, and sadness that we will go our separate ways, for now. And … Continue reading
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Giving Thanks
Yesterday our First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March arrived at our destination in Fort Dodge. Being together hours on the road, at meals, and sometimes sleeping in the same room provided many, many opportunities to share our lives and spirits with … Continue reading
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On the last leg of the March
In ways it seems like this day would never get here. And other ways I think a lot of us would kind of wish to continue. We have a final 12 miles to Fort Dodge. I’m writing this on my … Continue reading
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Seventh day
We Marched over 11 miles today from Dayton, Iowa. We are staying on the lawn of someone’s farm. Tomorrow we March 12 miles to our final destination in Fort Dodge. We are supposed to be there by 1:30 pm. As … Continue reading
The real sixth day
I got confused about which day I was writing about yesterday, which was actually the end of the fifth day (but who’s counting?). This is going to be very short because we plan to leave in an hour (which means … Continue reading
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Sixth day
Today’s March in began in pouring rain (again). Prior to this March I wouldn’t have thought about walking for hours in the rain (and wind). The multiple experiences on this March in the rain, sometimes heavy rain, have actually been … Continue reading
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Fifth day begins
We are half way through the walk. We will walk another 15 miles today. I’m not looking forward to doing that with a blister on my foot, but Miriam has seemed to work miracles on other marcher’s feet. Prayers would … Continue reading
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Fourth day ends
At 5:30 pm we all straggled into the Boone County Fairgrounds, 15 miles from our Ames camp. Everyone seems to be limping a little. I discovered I had worn a hole in my shoe, which resulted in a blister! Fortunately … Continue reading
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Fourth day begins
We were grateful to be able to stay at the Oakwood Road Community Center in Ames. I believe today is our longest mileage march of about 15 miles. More rain is predicated for this afternoon. Additionally there are flash flood … Continue reading
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