The slogan worked for Dwight David, but as far as I'm concerned his namesake on a hurricane can soon be forgotten. By the way, a little historical trivia: Did you know that Ike was actually named David Dwight Eisenhower? He didn't like the name David so he switched them around. Woodrow Wilson did the same thing.

Well, we got into Ohio today at about 9:30 AM and have progressed to the 10 mile marker near the intersection of US 127 and US 40. We stopped here to take our lunch break and are still sitting here. Ike started blowing in and with 45 to 60 mile winds, I decided I was just no match for that. The winds blew me all over the road this morning and they weren't anything like they are now. So far it has just sprinkled a bit and blown junk in the air, but I'm staying put until tomorrow.

Back to my acknowledgements from last weekend. I think I have them all together but there are probably going to be people I miss. It isn't intentional, and if you will email me through the website, I'll correct the slight. First of all, people who donated to Gateway either at the Circle, Bowl-o-thon, at the Xocai event in Carmel, or elsewhere: Claire Parker, Sylvia VanFossan, Lisa & Curtis Boone & family, John VanFossan, Jorenda Hammersley, Stephanie Judge, James & Lauri Money, Angie from Indianapolis, Dave & Donna Sease, Harold Swartz, Cheri & John Wilson, Bennie Schuman, John & Terri Lynch, Lauren and Megan Fasig, Judy Fasig, Maggie & Sarah, Dave & Myrna Galbraith, Bob Morrow & Mary Livingston, Steve & Penny Bennie, Leon Littlejohn & his three, four legged kids, Mario, Charley, and Cowboy, plus the mayor of New Ross, IN. Many thanks to all of you and as you know, it is much appreciated.

People who donated to Valda's 'gas fund': Dave & Susie Scott, George & Jackie Ruddick, Maize Knox, Scott & Brenda Hammersley, Brenda Van Note, and Ron Hammersley, Again, I may have missed someone and if I did, let me know.

Now I know there were people who dropped money into the Gateway box at the Circle and also people who bowled at the Bowl-o-thon. I may not be aware of each individual contributrion but thanks if you donated or bowled. It is much appreciated.

Thanks to Patti & Dennis Smith of Indianapolis for matching my 'money found' up to 100% in the memory of their daughter, Shonda. Thanks much and it is much appreciated.

Valda ran into a couple yesterday, Dick & Irene Kocher of Indy. They have been following the blog for some time and took the time to track down Valda and tell her. Thanks for your tenacity.

Thanks to Centerville U.M.C. for the use of their church facilities for our Friday night talk. We found out that it is hard to compete with local high school football, but I want to thank all who attended and especially Myrna Galbraith for all your work in setting it up. Thanks also to Bob Morrow for making me sound good and for making the slide show work like it should.

Tomorrow, weather permitting, we move on toward that big blue ocean in the east. We should be pretty close to Dayton by day's end. Check out the 'State stats at a glance" to get caught up on Illinois. We will post Indiana's states in a few days. Sorry about the lag.

Below pictures: Welcome to Ohio, Channel 20 crew filming me last Thursday, and a pastoral river scene.

Sunday's stats:

Miles covered: 10.5 Total: 2517.75

Mondy found: $0.37 Total: $71.60

Saturday's stats:

Miles covered: 20 Total: 2507.25

Money found: $0.17 Total: $71.23

Friday's stats:

Miles covered: 17 Total: 2487,25

Money found: $0.05 Total: $71.06

Illinois stats:

Here are the stats from my walk through Illinois.

Miles walked: 229.25 Average miles per day: 19

Days walked: 12 Days off: 1

Money found: $5.99 Average money per day: $0.50

Average money found per mile: $0.025

Number of counties walked through, 10: Hancock, McDonough, Fulton, Mason, Logan, McLean, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermillion

State Highways: 0 US Highways: 2 County Highways: 2

Major bridges crossed, 2: Mississippi River, and Illinois River

Most unusual find: Child's slinky toy

The walk through Illinois was pretty brief compared to other states. I took only one day off and zipped through the state on a pretty good clip.  Part of the reason was I had to be in Indianapolis on a specific date and had no choice.  The state was typical of the plain states, corn, corn, and maybe a bean field now and then.  The roads I walked were not the greatest, but I got through cleanly and that's what counts.  I was joined by several guest walkers and enjoyed all of those occasions.  The people were friendly as they have been all along the journey.  Had some good meals and good corn on the cob.  I wandered with a purpose and enjoyed every minute.

Iowa stats:

Here are the stats from my walk through Iowa:

Miles walked: 266.5 Average miles per day: 19.75

Days walked: 13.5 Days off: 2.5

Money found: $3.68 Average money per day: $0.27

Average money found per mile: $0.014

Number of counties walked through, 10: Fremont, Page, Taylor, Ringgold, Decatur, Wayne, Appanose, Davis, Van Buren, and Lee

State highways walked: 2 US Highways walked: 3

Major bridges crossed: 1.5 (half bridge at Missouri River, and the Des Moines River)

Most unusual find: a real horseshoe from a real horse

I enjoyed my walk through Iowa despite some hot and humid weather early on. I was joined by my cousin Jim Barnard and wife Deb on the second day and enjoyed their company. The terrain surprised me but I was told that a glacier made the bottom two counties in Iowa rather hilly and that the flat part which I expected, was further north. The people were very receptive and friendly and I met several I'll never forget. All and all I was impressed. I was told that there was only corn and soy beans in Iowa and that proved correct. Except for a half dozen fields of hay, I saw no other crop.

Nebraska stats:

Here are the stats from my walk through Nebraska:

Miles walked: 354.25 Average miles per day: 18

Days walked: 19.75 Days off: 5.25

Money found: $5.54 Average money per day: $0.28

Average money found per mile: $0.015

Counties walked through: 12 Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow, Furnas, Phelps, Kearney, Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Saline, Lancaster, Otoe

State Highways: 3 US Highways: 2 County Road: 2

Major bridges crossed: 1/2 (Bridge over Missouri River, other half goes to Iowa)

Most unusual find: Estwing carpenter claw hammer (almost new, $35.00 new)

Nebraska was a nice change of pace for me. No mountains to contend with and the walk mainly went through rural areas dotted here and there with small towns. We had a halfway layover in Hastings and it was nice to see old friends and family. The heat and humidity was tough but I know that in a month or so, fall weather will be with us. Once more the people I met made the walk memorable. The scenery may change from ocean to mountains to desert, but the generosity of strangers never changes. The people are a states best asset. Thanks to the TV stations and radio station and several newspapers for their interest. Your coverage makes my job so much easier. All in all, it was a great experience.

Colorado stats:

Here are the stats from my walk through Colorado:

Miles walked: 462.25 Average miles per day: 18.5

Days walked: 25 Days off: 6

Money found: $17.91 Average money per day: $0.72

Average money found per mile: $0.04

Counties walked through: 9 Moffat, Routt, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Weld, Morgan, Washington, Yuma

State highways: 1 US highway: 4 County roads: Those 2 gravel road shortcuts

Major bridges crossed: 0

Most unusual find: A biker's black leather jacket, great condition with a little dried grass (not the smoking kind) on the sleeve

Colorado was a BIG state to walk through. It started out with relatively flat lands but soon escalated to rolling hills and then to the Rockies. There were a couple of tough passes I walked through, but amazingly there was much more downhill walking than uphill. The Poudre Canyon is some place everyone should drive through if they can. After Ft. Collins, the state opened up to flat lands once again and in fact I will be in flat lands until eastern Ohio. Very friendly people in CO, and we met some who will be friends forever. Nice experience.

Utah stats:

Here are the stats from my little journey through Utah:

Miles walked: 355 Average miles per day: 16.9

Days walked: 21 Days off: 5.5

Money found: $15.88 Average money found per day: $0.76

Average money found per mile: $0.05

Counties walked through: Millard, Juab, Carbon, Utah, Duchesne, Unitah

State highways walked: 2 US highways walked: 4

Major bridges crossed: 0

Most unusual find: Hands down, Scott's upside down car

After entering Utah and getting through the first hundred miles, the scenery went from a drab desert to a very pretty, lush mountainous area. The people were very friendly, and helpful in ways not expected. The trash on the highway was more pronounced as I approached and left the city areas. The desert areas were very clean. I enjoyed my stay in Utah and hope the rest of the Walk goes as well as it did there.

Nevada stats:

Well, as you know, Nevada is behind us. We had a good month hiking in NV and were very impressed with the state and the people in it. Here are the stats on Nevada.

Miles walked: 431.5 Average miles per day: 20

Days walked: 21.5 Days off: 3.5

Money found: $4.38 Average money found per day: $0.20

Average money found per mile: $0.01

Counties walked through: Douglas, Carson City, Churchill, Lander, Eureka, White Pine

State highways walked: 1 US Highways walked: 3

Major bridges crossed: 0

Most unusual find: Badminton racket (those 2 coffee cups ran a close second)

California stats:

Some fun figures from California:

Miles walked: 256.25 Average miles per day: 16.53

Days walked: 15.5 Days off: 3.5

Money found: $15.18 Average money found per day: $0.98

Average money found per mile: $0.06

Counties walked through: Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, & Alpine

State highways walked: 3 US highways walked: 0

Major bridges crossed: 4

Most unusual find: new aluminum walking cane

Nevada lies in front of us and it is surely a welcome change from the mountains of CA. We will be in and around Carson City for two or three days and then it is on to Fallon. After Fallon, it is 350 miles on US 50, the Lonliest Road in America. It will be a challenge and certainly lonely, but CA was a challenge too, and if I remember right, I was out there walking by myself every day but one.

Personal to Chuck & Jan Walker: Thanks so much for matching "money found" up to 100%. It was really good to see you both again and have a little company along the way. Personal to Nathan Cooper: Good luck to you in your upcoming basic training at Ft. Benning, GA. It was good to meet you too. God speed.

Miles covered: 8.25 Total: 264.5

Money found: $0.02 Total: $15.20

By my calculations, I should cross into Ohio in about three days.  Now I know I haven't gotten Illinois stats posted yet and it looks like I'll have Indiana's to do pretty soon also.  I'm still waiting to find something interesting in Indiana, so hopefully I'll have an item for that category.  We came another 20 miles today and are currently sitting in Knightstown, IN where a good portion of the movie Hoosiers was filmed.  We are planning to see the museum at the school where it was filmed but we may be too early to get in.  Tomorrow it is on toward Centerville and another speaking engagement at the United Methodist Church at 7:30.  If you are in the area or not, come on by.

Today Channel 20, WFYI of Indianapolis came out and did a segment for an October or November broadcast of their show Across Indiana.  Many thanks to Jim Simmons, Brian and Brandon for the time they took to get it right.  I'll let you know when it will air sometime in the future.

I have some belated 'thank yous' that need to go out.  These are in no particular order and I do hope I haven't forgotten anyone.  Valda & I spent hours going over the events and we think we have it all covered, but if I missed you, I apologize.  Email me and let me know and I'll acknowledge you.  If you dropped cash in our donation box at the Circle or Beech Grove Bowl, I thank you.  We have no way of knowing that but it is important to us just the same.  Many thanks to those of you who did that.

Thanks to my brother Ron for his hospitality at the Beech Grove Bowl and for letting Valda, Chris, Synid, and myself crash at his house for three days.  Thanks to my nephew Scott Hammersley for opening up his house for our family's get together last Sunday.  And thanks to Dennis & Patti Smith for inviting Valda & me to spend the night on Tuesday...and for feeding us a couple of home cooked meals.  We appreciate all that everyone did to make our stay a little better.

Thanks to Jan of Xocai who helped Ed Mason at the Circle and B.G. Bowl.  Thanks to all of you who drove great distances to come to any of the events.  Thanks to Kelly Vaughn of Emmis Broadcasting for all your help in setting up interviews and helping Valda with the media coverage.  It was great meeting you Kelly and finally being able to put a face to that terrific voice (I used to listen to Kelly on WTPI when I lived in the Indy area).  Thanks to Ashley Hardin-Hammonds of Fox 59 for all your help in getting our interview coordinated...you made it go so smoothly.  Thanks also to Deann Milliken of the City of Indianapolis for working with us on the Monument Circle event.  Thanks too to daughter Syndi Rowe and son Chris Hammersley for ALL their hard work both this past weekend and throughout the Walk.  I know I don't tell you enough, but your mom and I appreciate all you both do for us.

On Sunday as I said, we had a family gathering at my nephews.  Thanks to Brenda Hammersley for organizing, cooking, and bringing most all the food at the reunion. Thanks also to Pam Hammersley for providing the cake and some other food for the event.  Thanks to brother Ron for bringing pizzas.  If anyone else brought food, thank you.

Thanks to Bob Fasig for walking with me through East Indianapolis yesterday.  Also thanks to Bob for the brand new walking stick he gave me at the Circle event.  I want to thank all my buddies (Randy & the Gang) at Chattanooga Best Holiday Trav-L-Park for also sending me a new walking stick.  I guess these people thought my poor little walking stick needed to be replaced.  Thanks to all. 

Total donations for the Circle event was $347.54. 

Total donations for the Bowl-o-thon was $728.28.

Total donations for the Xocai event was $2909.00

Tomorrow I'll get to thanking those of you who donated to either Gateway or to Valda's gasoline fund.  Right now I'm going to bed.

Miles covered:  20  Total:  2470.25

Money found:  $0.60  Total:  $71.01

As the title indicates, the Indy break is over and I have to be in NYC on Nov 1 & 2, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.  So, the 20 mile days are here again and I plan on stringing a bunch of them in a row. 

I am currently just east of Gem, IN about 10 miles west of Greenfield, home of poet James Whitcomb Riley.  I should be in Greenfield tomorrow morning and then it is on towards Knightstown.  Ohio looms just over the horizon.  Today started at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and then very shortly I was in downtown Indianapolis.  I took another half lap around the Monument Circle and went a block south and hit my old friend US 40.  I last walked US 40 in Colorado and parted from it when I turned north on Colorado SR 14 after walking over Rabbit Ears Pass.  I remember that moment as if it were yesterday.  Anyway, I picked it back up today and should be on it until I get to Cambridge, OH where I will turn north on US 22 and head toward Pittsburgh. 

I can't believe this walk is almost over.  Thinking back to all the places I've walked through and the sights I've seen and the people I've met, it is amazing that I've come this far in such a short time.  If you could drive a car sixty miles an hour non-stop from where I am to where I started, you could drive it in less than two days.  And if you turned the car around and drove from here to Coney Island, NY, you'd be there in about 13 hours.  That's the part that excites me.  No matter how much I enjoy doing this, I am ready to get it over with.  New York is going to be exciting.  I hope you can join me for that last mile.  

As mentioned in an earlier blog, we are still compiling the list of 'thank yous' for this past weekend. Valda had a funeral to go to today and didn't get it done.  I have people who did things for us, people who gave us donations both for Gateway and for our gas fund, and people who drove some distance to take in an event.  When we feel we have a complete list, we will post it on a blog and properly thank everyone.

Someone told me personally last week that they wanted to match my 'money found' fund.  I cannot remember who it was.  I've been racking my brain and to no avail.  If you are reading this, please email me with your intentions and include your hometown.  My apologies to you for forgetting.  

Tomorrow we move 20 miles closer to my Friday evening talk in Centerville.  If you want to attend this free event, see the previous blog for address, time, etc.  I hope you can make it and if you do make sure you come up and introduce yourself. 

The top picture below is the Indianapolis skyline from the 16th Street bridge over White River.  Middle shows a small park I ran across today (how appropo), and the bottom picture is of the Canal that runs on the west side of the city.

Miles covered:  20  Total:  2450.25

Money found:  $0.30  Total:  $70.41

Well the long weekend has finally wound down and today things started to get back to normal. On Monday I met with my three brothers who live here and we all went to the little town of Lizton and they walked with me (Don acted as chauffeur...he pulled rank on the other two). Ron and I walked a total of 8 miles and Scott joined us for the first time and did a brisk 3 miles. It was really neat walking with them again and if Valda doesn't watch it Ron is going to have walked about as much on this Walk as she has.

Today I picked up where I left off yesterday and did another 10 miles, so the count as a one day walk is 18 miles. I needed to get back to walking. The days off were nice but I started getting antsy and was a bit rusty yesterday. Tomorrow we will hit it for real as I snake my way through the downtown of Indianapolis.

Last night we had our last fundraiser in the Indy area. There was a Xocai sponsored meeting in Carmel that featured yours truly as the main speaker. They wanted to hear about the Walk, my experiences during it, how Healthy Chocolate has impacted me health wise, and information about Gateway. About an hour after I took the podium, I believe everyone knew all about my Walk. The audience was great and even laughed at a couple of my jokes. I want to thank everyone who was there and it was very good talking to a lot of you one on one. Many thanks to those who took time to come up and say hello. I also want to thank those who worked hard to put the event on in the first place. Sherm & Ruth Smith, Ed Mason, Joyce Kleinman, and Susan Muller all helped stir the pot and many thanks go out to them. I also want to thank all the people who helped sell raffle tickets and of course all the people who bought raffle tickets. And I want to thank all those who attended, both Xocai people and guests. It was really nice seeing old friends and meeting new ones. I know I speak on behalf of Gateway For Cancer Research in thanking each and everyone of you who had anything to do with last night.

We had a surprise visit by Ellen Whitt of Gov. Mitch Daniel's office. Ms. Whitt presented Valda & me with 'In Shape Indiana' T-shirts and thanked me on behalf of the governor for what I am doing. It certainly is nice to know that people in high places are aware of small efforts and recognize them. Many thanks to Gov. Daniels and Ms. Whitt for taking the time to say 'thanks' to me. It will not soon be forgotten.

For those of you who might be interested, I will be speaking in Centerville, IN this Friday night at 7:30 PM at the Centerville United Methodist Church, 112 South Morton Avenue, Centerville, 47330. This is a free event and any free will donations will again go to Gateway. I hope to see a number of you there and make sure you come up and say hello to me.

Finally, we are compiling numbers and donation amounts from all three events in Indy. After this Friday, I will try to get all the info on the blog to let you know just how we did with each event. I do know that the Beech Grove Bowl-o-thon is now going to be an annual event. I think September works well for them and it will probably be around the same time next year. We are kicking around having the 10 Laps for Cancer Research become an annual event also. Please give me input as to what you think. If we do both, it will be on the same day like it was this year. I'll keep you posted as I can.

Personal to David Boger of Washington, IN:  thanks for matching my 'money found' up to a $200.00 cap.  It is much appreciated, David.

Top picture shows brothers Scott and Ron (Don was in truck under a shade tree somewhere probably taking a nap). Middle picture is at last night's function, Valda & me, Sherm & Ruth Smith, and Joyce Kleinman. Bottom picture is where I stopped today.

Miles covered: 18 (yesterday & today combined) Total: 2430.25

Money found: $1.36 Total: $70.11

I'm not too sure where to even start to describe this day. As you know we had our 10 Laps for Cancer Research on Monument Circle this morning and by all accounts of everyone I asked, it was a pretty good success. There were somewhere between 75-80 people (or maybe a few more) who showed up and took part in this first ever event. We had bottled water provided by Connie Gardner of Marsh Supermarkets of Indiana and Xocai Protein Bars provided by Ed Mason of Xocai Healthy Chocolate. Thanks to both of you and your organizations for your support and help this morning.

We stepped off at about 8:05 AM and did our ten laps in about an hour. I heard from more than one person if I walked this slow on the road and the answer is no I don't, but I normally don't have 75 interesting people to talk to while I'm walking. I usually am just talking to myself or some cow or horse, and though that can be interesting (especially if I get into an argument), it just isn't the same as talking to another person.

Many thanks go out to all of you who showed up and walked, took pictures or kept Valda company. I know there were several people who I didn't know, but it was nice to see old friends and relatives and meet new friends too.

I will try and cover all the 'thank you's' in an upcoming blog after we get all the info together, but I know now there will be some people I missed because of no info left. To those of you who fall into this category, I thank you for what you did today. Your contribution is much appreciated.

After the walk around the Circle, we all moved to the Beech Grove area for our Bowl-o-thon. It too was a great success. We had some of the people from the Circle there and several more that I didn't know. Thanks to Scott Seach and Ron Hammersley of the Beech Grove Bowl for all their help in making this event a success. I also learned today that they want to do the Bowl-o-thon next year and make it an annual event. I thank them for that also. Thanks to the Pepsi Bottling Co. for donating Pepsi products. Also thanks to the Budweiser Bottling Co. for donating items for the raffle. Thanks also to the people who provided the ice cream and pizzas to the B.G. Bowl for the event. I also want to thank the Beech Grove Fire Dept. for having a fire engine on hand for the kids to look at. Everyone associated with this event worked hard and their effort is much appreciated. There were several items raffled off and congratulations to all the winners.

Tomorrow is another day off and hopefully I can get some rest. We do have a family get together tomorrow afternoon but I think I might be able to steal a few minutes to put my feet up somewhere. I plan on walking a few miles on Monday and then it is on to the Xocai meeting in Carmel on Monday night. Check out the blog beneath this one for info on that meeting. Normal walking will resume on Tuesday.

On Friday I had a couple of interviews with TV stations in Indianapolis. Thanks to Scott Jones of Fox 59 an Anne Marie Tiernon of WTHR TV 13.

I have stopped walking for the weekend. I am at milemarker 59 on US 136 in Boone Co., IN and have called it off till next Tuesday. The weekend has just about arrived and the events that I have been walking toward are just about here. Chris and Syndi are arriving tonight and tomorrow morning at 7:12 AM, I have my first live TV interview with Angela Ganote at Fox 59 in Indianapolis. Angela was there on the phone with me three hours before I started my walk, interviewing me on her live morning show. She talked to me in Fallon, NV and also in a small town in eastern Nebraska. When I knew I was going to be in Indy in early September, Angela is the one I called. I hope you all tune in and check it out.

Today was a much nicer day to walk here in Indiana. It was a bit muggy but overcast and the temp stayed cool all day with a nice breeze. After lunch at around 2:00, it started raining and I walked the last 5 miles in that rain. With about 4 miles left to walk, I was joined by two 'wild and crazy women' who walked with me into Lizton. Jody Durham and her friend Lisa Henry, both of Boone Co. came out and joined me just outside of Jamestown. Now Jody has been emailing me since I started the Walk and today I got to meet her. I want to thank her and Lisa for keeping me company and thanks to Jody for her donation to our gasoline expenses. It was a nice afternoon and the ice cream and expenses donation were both much appreciated.

Saturday is almost here and the walk around the Circle and Bowl-o-thon are quickly approaching. I hope to see all of you there for one or both events. And, if you can make it on Monday night, we are having a meeting in Carmel where I will speak about my experiences. Check out previous blogs for exact information on all three events. Also, next Friday night, Sep. 12 in Centerville, I will be speaking at a local church. Check out my blogs early next week for details on this event. After that, it is on to Ohio.

Miles covered: 19 Total: 2412.25

Money found: $0.61 Total: $68.75

I've been in Indiana for two days now and it has been two of the most miserable, weather wise, days I've had on the whole walk. I had forgotten about how hot and humid it could get here. Right now, it is raining and it has cooled down somewhat and if the guys on TV are correct, it should be cooler tomorrow. Thing is, they said that last night about today.

We are currently in Crawfordsville, IN and heading toward Indy. We will be done walking for a few days at tomorrow's end, and should be somewhere around Jamestown, IN.

Yesterday, we left the Illinois state line (less a mile and three quarters) and walked to Hillsboro (see photo). We had to dump our tanks and fill our water tank in the worst way, and there was absolutely no campgrounds nearby. So on my walk, I passed an RV dealership and called Valda to check it out. Most of them have a dump station and water. This one was no exception. I want to thank Erik Freeman and his daughter Autumn of Will's Far-Go RV Sales and Service in Veedersburg, IN for their kindness and help in getting us going. Autumn is an aspiring doctor and has some interesting theores on why cancer is so rampant. Look out for her in about twenty years. During our conversation with Erik & Autumn, he phoned his Aunt Shirley Beisecker in Hillsboro and asked her if we could spend the night at her place. It turned out to be no problem and I actually ended my day's walk in front of her house. So, Valda & I statyed at Aunt Shirley's and I want to thank her and her dog Polar for their hospitality.

I also want to thank my former sister-in-law, Brenda Van Note for her hospitality in letting Valda & I spend our dinner break at her house in Veedersburg. Brenda saw me walking and pulled over to say 'hi' and really took me by surprise. We really appreciated the driveway and couple of hours of shade.

Today we picked up where we left off and made it all the way through Crawfordsville before the rain came and ended our walk. It was a mixed blessing; the rain felt good but it stopped my 20 miles per day streak. We got in 18 tough hot miles and I'm sort of glad I didn't have to walk the last two.

Don't forget this weekend in Indianapolis: Monument Circle at 8:00 AM on Saturday for 10 Laps for Cancer Research, Beech Grove Bowl at 2-5:00 PM on Saturday for a Bowl-o-thon to benefit Gateway For Cancer Research, and the Xocai Meeting at the Ritz-Charles Hotel on North Meridian St. in Carmel on Monday night at 7:00 where I will speak for 30-40 minutes on the walk, what's happened to me, and how it might help you. Make one event or make them all, just make sure you say hello to me.

Valda watched this grain elevator fill the train cars with corn and took this picture to share with us.

Today's stats:

Miles covered: 18 Total: 2393.25

Money found: $0.28 Total: $68.14

Tuesday's stats:

Miles covered: 20.25 Total: 2375.25

Money found: $0.30 Total: $67.86