Sunday, August 21, 2011

Minnesota, a state of firsts....

I have noticed each state has it's curiosities. Only here has an eighteen wheeler stopped to talk to me on a bridge, stopped in the road with no attempt at pulling aside, that was the first morning in Minnesota. As a matter of fact,I stepped into the state and thunder struck. Another guy drove along beside me backwards in the wrong lane while his buddy in the passenger seat asked me questions.
Frirst state I found a hummingbird dead on the road and I have seen a lot of road kill. At this moment I am sitting ing tall grass by the side of Highway 10, not that I want to, because the weekend traffic coming back from wherever they spent the weekend or the summer have slowed to a crawl. Every other truck has a motor home, boat,or trailer filled with golf carts and atvs. I turned on the road and instantly the traffic slowed. I just stopped walking when a suv stopped all traffic to stop and get a good picture. I have been as far as I can be away from the tracks and the road for fifteen minutes and the cars are now, a first in Minnesota, coming to a stop to look at the world. The police just drove by, noting. Oh well...Guess I'll take a nap.
We do have the World to protect us from the shade.
Love yourself. Walk.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hay just saw you talking to a cop off ten :). Your doing a great thing and I am proud of you. Keep on keeping on brother your a great person. Good luck <3
SPC Colness

irishgall said...

All the traffic on Friday is going to the lake.
All the traffic on Sunday is coming home from the lake.

Only in Minnesota do they tolerate traffic jams for the sake of "da lake" experience.

Keep on trucking....

Patti Johnson said...

Saw you today on hwy10, talking to law enforcement. I hope they were Minnesota Nice.

Anonymous said...

We saw your story on the news the other day and were surprised and excited to see you on Hwy 10 near Royalton. The extra traffic going south today was from the NHRA races held in Brainerd, Mn. Are you headed to Brainerd? We would love to cheer on your arrival:)

Samantha & Douglas said...

What a great adventure you are taking on! We were leaving my parent's house in Royalton on Sunday and saw you sitting near the railroad tracks with your enormous globe! What a sight! My husband and I looked at eachother and wondered what we had just seen! What a great way to educate and create awareness.Good luck in your travels and keep spreading the word!

Samantha & Douglas

Anonymous said...

Well, we passed durning that nap, read the worldguy.com, and just looked it up. Good luck on your travels and if we see you again, we will stop and say hi!!

Heidi said...

I wish I would have known why you were napping on Hwy 10 when we passed, I would have stopped!! Best of luck to you on your travel.

Anonymous said...

Just saw you walking toward Little Falls. Good Luck!

Bruce,Michelle,Taylor,Connor and Kama said...

My family and I stopped at the Dairy Queen in Royalton and saw you. We wish we would have had a chance to talk to you,pet your dog,and say thankyou! Keep up the great work and God Bless!

Cari said...

Love what you are doing! Looking forward to hearing more about your walk.

Anonymous said...

Just wondering how you keep Nice (the dog) rested, fed and watered. Seems like such a long walk for a dog on these hot days. Just curious! :)