We Reflect on Pittsburgh
???? Julie is taking a virtual walk to Moab, UT, to see her nieces and nephew. John and Ben are tagging along. As they pass Smallwander towns, John has a stream of…
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Geography is Destiny
?? Looking back on the routes Julie, Ben, and I have been taking, you might say that they were determined thousands of years ago by their physical geography. During the beginning of…
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Tecumseh
? Julie still manages to outpace us as she ventures into Michigan. This week, she is about 14 miles short of the Smallwander town of Tecumseh. Tecumseh was named after a Shawnee…
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Ben, Late for Groundhog Day Celebration
? Ben made it to about 10 miles away from Punxsutawney, in the hinterlands of Pennsylvania. If he had been doing his steps more diligently, he could have made it there for…
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Ohio
Julie and I passed into Ohio this week. Amazingly, our respective walking totals landed us both in the Smallwander town of Chagrin Falls. The town is the home of Bill Watterson, creator…
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Passing into PA
? Our walking party did not reach our goal of Medina, OH, this week. Nevertheless, Julie was quite pleased to have passed into Girard tonight, just over the Pennsylvania line. Girard was…
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Walking to Moab
COVID disrupted our traveling plans during 2020. My friend Julie was distressed when she realized she had not seen her nieces and nephew in Moab, UT, in a year. So, she decided…
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Can Korea’s Temple Stay Program be applied in the US?
South Korea has established a cultural tourism program that invites visitors to stay at Buddhist temples throughout the country. The program was launched in 2002 in response to a shortage of beds…
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