DAY SEVEN - PICTURES - CONTINUED - SATURDAY

Final day of Second Leg. Getting very near Union Springs we passed a couple of people standing out in the sun trying to keep warm and we got them to take a picture of us. It was a bright beautiful day but it was cold.

Then the final pictures made about two blocks from where our walked ended for this leg.
Did you know there was a monument in downtown Union Springs that was a statue of a dog?
It is a monument for "Bullock County Members of the Field Trial Hall of Fame"

Once again we were taking pictures of each other. Someone drove up and stopped to go in a store and we ask them to make our picture together.

DAY SEVEN - PICTURES -SATURDAY 11/28/09 - FINAL DAY OF SECOND LEG

On the final day of second leg we are walking and David thought he remembered an old church and if so, that is where we needed to take our Pack Off, Sit Down break. We got there and found it.

It was Sardis Baptist Church. It is completely restored and has a historical marker out front.

The history on the historical marker required both sides. The first two pictures are side one and then side two. You should be able to click on the picture to enlarge and be able to read the history. I found it very interesting.

Then the picture of David on the porch where we sat on the steps and enjoyed a break and snack.

DAY SIX - PICTURES - CONTINUED - FRIDAY

During the walk today we crossed from Pike County into Bullock County. At the Bullock County sign there were several houses and one was right on the line. There were some folks out in the yard with a cute little girl getting to play some. We ask them if they would make our picture at the county sign. Of course we had to share about our walk because they showed some interest.
While we were taking the first couple of pictures a neighbor came out and made a picture of all of us.
Each of these were cousins that were visiting for Thanksgiving.
First picture is David, Zahara Still, and Dalton.
The sign was missed so we did it again, for the second one.
Kelsey was taking these,
Then for the third picture the neighbor made, we had all the cousins in it.
The folks left to right are: Jason Still, Zahara Still, David, Kelsey Smith, Juan Blue, and Dalton.

It was at this stop and picture session that we received calls and text that the Iron Bowl was on. We pressed on listening to the radio before getting to watch the last quarter at Los Portales (restuarant) in Union Springs.

DAY SIX - PICTURES - FRIDAY 11/27/09

This is the day we walked 3 miles on the railroad track going out of Troy, AL.

First pic is David on the track.
Second is Dalton on the track.

Walking through the Conecuh River swamp near the head of the river, is where we heard the raccoons and found them playing in tree.
Third picture is an attempt to get a picture of them trying to sneak away from us, and they did a pretty good job of it.

Fourth picture is looking at the Conecuh River from the bridge on Hiway 223. Record amounts of rain had all the creeks and rivers swollen out of the banks.

DAY FIVE - PICTURES CONTINUED - WEDNESDAY

The first picture is of Jackie Grima when she stopped to check on us. David is behind the car on his phone getting encouragement from a friend. Ms. Jackie was a superb lift and encouragement not only for the day but for the walk and Grace Place.

Second picture is we walked by several cotton fields but this one was easy to get to so David is picking a little cotton.

Third picture is of Dalton at the city limit sign of Troy, AL.

As you can read from the blog we had some interesting stops in Troy, and I missed some great photo opportunities.

DAY FIVE - PICTURES - WEDNESDAY - 11/25/09

This day carried us from East of Luverne a few miles to the East side of Troy. Another day that we were enjoying walking and me the photographer with my phone missed some more photo ops.

First two pictures are of David at the Pike County Line. Two to show the warning signs for trucks and to see truck traffic as well. We didn't walk very many steps without seeing a truck of some kind.

The next two pictures are David and I at our rest break at the convenient store. One picture has our new friend Jim Free (the owner of the fleet of trucks we met).

DAY FOUR - PICTURES CONTINUED

Tuesday was our second night to camp at Dry Creek Campground and the only time we arrived before dark, trying to get to the game.
Therefore, I made a couple of pics of the campsite and campground entrance.
First picture is of the campground entrance.

Second picture is of the campsite we had right behind the bathhouse. The van and David's car are on campsite number 3.

Third picture of Michael and David after the game.

DAY FOUR - PICTURES - TUESDAY 11/24/09

This short day of walking had some photo opportunities that were lost. Steve's visit, crossing Patsaliga Creek going into Luverne, the young man from Goshen stopping to check on us, and others I am sure. However, we have six pictures, three in this post and a continued post for the day with three more.

The first picture is of our new little friends in Luverne.
Left to right is David, Quint Rogers, Tyrese Cantlow, Dalton. Quint was working with a guy in this lumber yard and Tyrese was hanging out helping. The guy Quint was helping stopped and made this picture for us. Tyrese was real interested in our walking and really wanted to go with us.

Second picture is of David as we were leaving Luverne.

Third picture is of Dalton at the finish point for the day where the van was parked. This was our short day for going to the Huntingdon basketball game.

DAY THREE - PICTURES CONTINUED - FINAL SET FOR DAY

Description of pictures:

I can't pass a log cabin type structure with out taking a picture. This cabin and place is on 106 just before getting to the Highway that Joe and Von live on.

We made it to Joe & Von's for lunch and this was where Pat stopped walking and headed to Opp for Thanksgiving. (Pat's waiting and trip to Opp is another story, isn't it Greg?)
We had a great visit with the cousin's and a great lunch.
Pat and David with Joe and Von on their front porch.

David and Dalton with Joe and Von.

From the lunch break it was David and Dalton the rest of the way.

Shortly crossed the Crenshaw county line: Dalton at the county line sign.

DAY THREE - PICTURES CONTINUED

This set of pictures includes:

A picture of my hiking stick that I had to retrieve from below the Persimmon Creek bridge. I first posted it was in Pigeon Creek and that was in error so I corrected the post.

A close up of the stick showing the rings carved. Like an ole gun fighter, I carved a ring for each night camped on a backpacking trail.

View of Pigeon Creek from bridge for Hwy 106.

Pat and David with a good view of my day backpack that Pat carried for two days. Notice from the pictures Day one Pat didn't have a pack but the rest of her walk she did. 30 miles walked, 21 miles wearing a backpack!

DAY THREE - PICTURES - MONDAY - 11/23/09

On Monday we started walking at Richard Skipper's driveway. We were shuttling ourselves on that day so it was just the three of us.
Therefore the first picture at the start of the day is Pat and David,

Then David and Dalton

The picture of the group is in front of Smith's Store. We took the welcomed warm dry break in the store and met a lot of great people. In the picture left to right: David, Faye Powell, Melanie Grace (Cathy Smith's granddaughter, Wendell Powell, Cathy Smith's grandson (I didn't get his name down but I'm thinking it might be Michael),Cathy Smith, Dalton, and Pat

DAY TWO - FINAL PICTURES FOR SUNDAY

While walking through my old neighborhood, I spoke with Mayor Mike Middleton and he told me that Larene Stinson still lived in the house since my childhood. I had to go to knock on her door and her daughter in law was there also. She is Ann Scruggs Stinson and our families were friends while growing up. What a treat to get to see each of them.

We made a picture of Ann, Larene, and me. It is a little blurred but by that time of day we were too!

While traveling on 106 I made a shot back across the football field of old Georgiana High School. I'm glad the walls can't talk!

A couple of miles out of town we passed in front of Charles Williams house. Charles and David's father, Morris, were friends from school boys and had kept up with each other and visited on many occasions. We stopped and visited with Charles for a few minutes and I got a couple of pics of he and David. A little blurry again.

DAY TWO - PICTURES CONTINUED

Downtown Georgiana has a walk-over bridge for crossing the tracks and was used very frequently in the 1950's when I was a child and David crossed it many times as a youngster in the 60's and 70's.

We walked by and had my picture made in front of the house I lived in from a baby until I moved away as an adult.

Next we made a picture of Nanny and Grandaddy Basses house.

Across the street from the Bass house and back door to my house is the house that Cathy lived in.

DAY TWO - SUNDAY - PICTURES CONTINUED

This set of pictures shows:
Pat and David in the rain. We walked most of the morning in the rain. This was a day that Pat walked half the day with us.

David and I stopped at Red Caboose south of Georgiana for lunch and another customer took our picture for us.

David and I made a short side trip to go by the cemetery in Georgiana where Cathy's parents and David's and Cathy's grandparents are buried.