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Location
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Date
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Miles Traveled
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Blog
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Deerfield, NH
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7/28
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1
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A late and slow start, but a mile down the road - See Latest Events
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Deerfield, NH
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7/29
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-1
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Back at the farm - looking for a 4th horse - See Latest Events
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August, 2008 - Trip Begins
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Deerfield, NH
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8/16
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4
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Drove to my friend Randy’s place. Official start is tomorrow, but we are in wagon travel mode now. See A Start, but not officially
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Epsom, NH
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8/17
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7.5
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Started the Journey. See And So begins the Adventure
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Epsom, NH
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8/18
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3
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A short trip, but a nice place to stop
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Epsom, NH
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8/19
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A Day of Rest and Fixes
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Pittsfield, NH
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8/20
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6.5
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The Hills of Pittsfield
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Loudon, NH
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8/21
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7
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The Road to the Orchard
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Loudon, NH
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8/22
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Apple, Peaches and People Stopping By
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Concord, NH
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8/23
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7
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The Strong Family of Concord
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Franklin, NH
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8/24
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20
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Clip Clop, There go the Miles
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Franklin, NH
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8/25
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Those That Live and Those That Give
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Wilmot, NH
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8/26
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15
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Bears, Nazis and Paradise
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New London, NH
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8/27 - 8/28
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7
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A day off and a day of hills
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Newbury, NH
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8/29
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6
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A Slow Day of Hills, But Some Nice People
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Sunapee, NH
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8/30
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8
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Around Lake Sunapee
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Sunappe, NH
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8/31
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Labor Day Rest - Day 1
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September, 2008
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Sunapee, NH
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9/1
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Labor Day Rest - Day 2
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Newport, NH
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9/2
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9
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City Traffic to Covered Bridges
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Weathersfield, VT
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9/3
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15
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Vermont, What a Great Place
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Cavendish, VT
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9/4 - 9/5/08
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12
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Cavendish, Vt
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Mt, Holly, VT
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9/6
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12
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Working Horses Like Rain
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Rutland, VT
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9/7
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14
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Rain, Riders, Sun and Fun
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Castledon, VT
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9/8
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12
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Bliss
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Castledon, VT
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9/9
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A Day to Feast, Fatten and Relax
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Whitehall, NY
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9/10
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15
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First Day in NY
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Kingsbury, NY
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9/11
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16
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Whitehall to Kingsbury
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Moreau, NY
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9/12
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14
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Ernie Bessette, Crosscountry Wagon Driver
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Moreau, NY
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9/13
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A Day of Horses and Friends
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Saratoga/E. Galway, NY
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9/14, 9/15
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12
13
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Saratoga
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West Galway, NY
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9/16
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11
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Horse Ambassadors
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Tribes Hill, NY
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9/17
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20
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A Long, Trying, But Nice Day
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Tribes Hill, NY
Palatine Bridge, NY
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9/18
9/19
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16
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Fort Frey
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Palatine Bridge, NY
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9/20
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A Day of Rest in Palantine
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Little Falls, NY
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9/21
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14
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Good Folks on the Road to Little Falls
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Frankfort, NY
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9/22
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19
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Off to the School
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Frankfort, NY
Kirkland, NY
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9/23
9/24
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21
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Through Utica
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Vernon, NY
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9/25
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14
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Horse Ramblings
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Vernon, NY
Durhamville, NY
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9/26&27
9/28
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15
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Generosity in Durhamville
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Lakeport, NY
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9/29
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13
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Durhamville Elementary to Lake Oneida
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Bridgeport, NY
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9/30
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7
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And Now For the News
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October, 2008
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Bridgeport, NY
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10/1 - 10/4
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We’re taking a break at Jack Lyon’s farm. Making a few wagon repairs and resting the horses.
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Cicero, NY
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10/5
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7
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The Legion
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Van Buren, NY
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10/6
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23
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Lots of Miles
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Port Byron, NY
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10/7
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16
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Teamsters
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Clyde, NY
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10/8
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19
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Eire Canal
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Lyons, NY
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10/9
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8
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Oh, Those Indian Summer Days
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Lyons, NY
Port Gibson, NY
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10/10
10/11
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18
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Great Days, One Off, One Traveling
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Canadaigua, NY
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10/12
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15
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Chestnuts to the City of the Dead
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Lima, NY
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10/13
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18
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US Route 20
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Caledonia, NY
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10/14
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15
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A Visit to School & Halflingers
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Le Roy, NY
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10/15
10/16
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8
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A Great Day Off & Day of Flat Tires
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West Batavia, NY
Alden, NY
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10/17
10/18
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18
19
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Starting Around Buffalo
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Orchard Park, NY
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10/19
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15
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Stuck, Unstuck and the Sportsbar
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Eden, NY
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10/20
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15
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South of Buffalo
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Eden, NY
Silver Creek, NY
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10/21
10/22
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18
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Down the Coast of Lake Eire
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Lamberton, NY
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10/23
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17
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Grapes
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Westfield, NY
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10/24
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15
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Generosity
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North East, PA
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10/25
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12
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At Last
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Harbor Creek, PA
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10/26
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8
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A Short Haul Before Running Erie
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Ashbury, PA
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10/27
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18
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Erie, PA
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West Springfield, PA
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10/28
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19
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Covered Wagon?
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West Springfield, PA
Kingsville, OH
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10/29
10/30
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16
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In the Midwest!
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Geneva, OH
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10/31/08
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16
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Last Full Day Down Lake Erie
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November, 2008
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Thompson, OH
Middlefiled, OH
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11/01/08
11/02/08
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12
14
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Slow Climb Into Ohio Amish Country
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Middlefield, OH
Nelson, OH
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11/03/08
11/04/08
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15
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The Amish RV
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Ravenna, OH
New Baltimore, OH
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11/05/08
11/06/08
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15
16
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Wonderful, Warm Days
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Hartville, OH
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11/07/08
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4
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Pegasus
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Uniontown, OH
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11/08/08
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7
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From New Tires to the RV Park
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New Franklin, OH
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11/09/08
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12
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Riders and Raw Weather
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Norton, OH
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11/10/08
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11
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Civilization for a Week!
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Norton, OH
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11/19/08
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A Great Week For All
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Canaan, OH
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11/20/08
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13
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On the Road Again!
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Canaan, OH
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11/21/08
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The Sterling Heights Dairy
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Congress, OH
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11/22/08
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15
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Brrr, It’s Not Suppose to Be Winter
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Nankin, OH
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11/23/08
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11
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Tough Hills On the road to Route 42
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Ashland, OH
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11/24/08
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11
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Ashland & the Retirement Home
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Ashland, OH
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11/25/08
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Snowbound
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Mansfield, OH
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11/26/08
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16
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Hilly Mansfield
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Johnsville, OH
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11/27/08
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12
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Thanksgiving - A Time To Be Thankful
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Mt. Gilead, OH
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11/28/08
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14
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The Sacred Hearts Catholic Church
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Delaware, OH
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11/29/08
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19
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Mules in Delaware
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Delaware, OH
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11/30/08
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Day Off at Pinky’s
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December, 2008
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New Dover, OH
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12/1/08
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12
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Cold, Snowy Day of Driving
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Irwin, OH
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12/2/08
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15
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Cold to Country Cooking
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Urbana, OH
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12/3/08
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17
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Grain Farming in the Midwest
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St. Paris, OH
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12/4/08
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14
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Urbana, OH - A Great Place
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St. Paris, OH
Fletcher, OH
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12/5/08
12/6/08
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12
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The Warmth of People Keep Out the Cold
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Covington, OH
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12/7/08
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13
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Fletcher - Piqua - Covington
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Greenville, OH
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12/8/08
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18
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A Gift of Hay
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Lynn, IN
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12/9/08
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18
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From Ohio School to Indiana
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Haggertown, IN
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12/10/08
12/11/08
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16
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Good Times with Great Riders
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Bentonville, IN
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12/12/08
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19
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Outriders, Riders and National News
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Mays, IN
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12/13/08
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13
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A Stroll Down Country Roads
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Rushville, IN
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12/14/08
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18
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Into a Stiff Wind
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Shelbyville, IN
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12/15/08
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15
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Shelbyville
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Needham Twp, IN
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12/16/08
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13
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Sixth Day ‘A ‘Pullin
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Needham Twp, IN
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12/17/08
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Freedom
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Union Twp, IN
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12/18/08
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14
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A Lot of Well Wishers
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Martinsville, IN
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12//19/08
12/22/08
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13
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A Little Rest
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Martinsville, IN
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12/24/08
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Merry Christmas
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Gosport, IN
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12/26/08
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18
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On the Foggy Road
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Spencer, IN
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12/27/08
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10
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Number 10 Day!
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Worthington, IN
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12/28/08
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15
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The Road to Worthington
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Newberry, IN
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12/29/08
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16
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Warm Sun & The Great American People
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Elnora, IN
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12/30/08
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5
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Elnora & Odon - Friendly Towns
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Elnora, IN
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12/31/08
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Good ‘Ol 2008
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Washington, IN
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1/1/09
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19
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A Day of Restaurants
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Petersburg, IN
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1/2/09
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16
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Highway of Coal
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Somerville, IN
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1/3/09
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16
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Elderberry Wine
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Elberfeld, IN
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1/4/09
1/5/09
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Double M Stables
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Henderson, KY
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1/6/09
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17
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The Blue Grass State
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Robard, KY
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1/7/09
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19
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Ohio River Crossing
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Slaughters, KY
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1/8/09
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16
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Down Those Kentucky Roads
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Madisonville, KY
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1/9/09
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15
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School With the Kids
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Madisonville, KY
Nortonsville, KY
Hopinsville, KY
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1/10/09
1/11/09
1/12/09
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21
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Southern Kentucky
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Howell, KY
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1/13/09
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16
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Last Full Day in Kentucky
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Lakewood, TN
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1/14/09
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20
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Fort Campbell
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Dover, TN
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1/15/09
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11
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Driving to Church
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Dover, TN
Oak Hills, TN
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1/16/09
1/17/09
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Land Between the Lakes
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India, TN
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1/18/09
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13
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There Be Right Nice Folks Down Here
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Henry, TN
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1/19/09
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17
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Muleskinner - Headed West
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Henry, TN
Bethel, TN
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1/20/09
1/21/09
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12
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And Now, the News
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Clarksburg, TN
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1/22/09
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17
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That’s Cotton, Not Snow
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Lexington, TN
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1/23/09
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14
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A Balmy Day
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Hickory Flats, TN
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1/24/09
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18
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Lots of Visitors
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Hickory Flats, TN
Adamsville, TN
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1/25/09
1/26/09
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Easy Day to Adamsville
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Michie, TN
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1/27/09
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19
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Last Day in Good ‘ol Tennessee
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Michie, TN
Corinth, MS
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1/28/09
1/29/09
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Into the Deep South
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Boonesville, MS
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1/30/09
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14
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Busy 4 Lane to Boonesville
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Guntown, MS
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1/31/09
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19
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Sunshine on the Road to Guntown
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Tupelo, MS
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2/1/09
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11
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Approach to Tupelo
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Nettleton, MS
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2/2/09
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14
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Funny Kids in Nettleton
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Nettleton, MS
Amory, MS
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2/3/09
2/4/09
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15
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Day Off, Then Two Schools
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Hamilton, MS
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2/5/09
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17
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Tooling Across Flat Ground
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Columbus, MS
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2/6/09
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25
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What a Team!
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Columbus, MS
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2/7/09
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6
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Mostly a Day Of Rest
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Macon, MS
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2/8/09
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19
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To the Sales Barn
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Shuqualik, MS
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2/9/09
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13
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Macon, MS
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Meridian, MS
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2/18/09
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0
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Delay of Game
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Meridain, MS
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2/22/09
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Hospital, Day 12 (or so)
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Dekalb, MS
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2/24/09
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A Defacto Visit to the Horses
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Meridian, MS
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2/26/09
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Ain’t That American!
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Hickory, NC
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3/1/09
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New Venue, New Address
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Hickory, NC
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3/3/09
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Critter Status
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Hickory, NC
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3/9/09
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Recuperating
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Hickory, NC
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3/17/09
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What’s New with Bob
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Hickory, NC
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3/19/09
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A Tight, Supportive Family
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Hickory, NC
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3/28/09
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End of March Update
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Hickory, NC
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4/1/09
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Off For the Horses Next Week
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Hickory, NC
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4/4/09
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A Birthday, A New Day
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Bentonville, IN
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4/10/09
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The Trip to Mississippi
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Hickory, NC
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4/16/09
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The Move to Indiana
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Hickory, NC
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4/18/09
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Biscuit Wagon
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Hickory, NC
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4/21/09
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The Last Post From N.C.
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If you were wondering, as of 2/9/09, I’ve traveled about 1747 miles
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I don’t always publish every day. Sometimes, I don’t have an internet signal and sometimes I use this as an excuse - ha ha.
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