Julie has been taking a virtual walk to Moab, UT, to see her nieces and nephew. John and Ben tagged along. As they passed Smallwander towns, John had a stream of consciousness. Read the origin story.

This post covers May 17 to today, June 27. During the last 5 weeks, I have been distracted by pedestrian concerns and have therefore not been logging our journal. However, that was just enough time to allow our cohort to make its grand entrance into Moab, UT. Moab is a former mining town that has transformed itself into a vacation destination, standing at the gateway to several National Parks (Arches, Dead Horse Point, Canyonlands). You can read the story of Moab in the chapter Dar Williams devotes to it in her book, What I Found in a Thousand Towns. As a fitting punctuation to our 6-month walk, Julie’s Moab family arrived here in Albany for a post-pandemic vacation this week. So, the mission has been accomplished; the circle has been completed. Stay tuned for other virtual trips. We have been considering a walk along the Lewis and Clark expedition trail. Thanks for joining our journey!