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Heathen Pilgrim

• Rolling the odometer over the Tigris River
  I am on track to roll the odometer, knock on wood, with some friends in Portland over Memorial Day weekend. (By “roll the odometer” I mean walk my 1,000th mile — I have 869 so far.) That naturally got me to thinking, where will I roll the odometer in Turkey? So I consulted my route […]
• Descending to the Mediterranean – Konya to Silifke
  The leg from Konya to Silifke is about 160 miles, so it’ll take me 2-3 weeks to walk it. I estimate I’ll be passing through this area in mid-November. The route climbs from Konya’s 3350 feet to over 5000 feet, and then drops to sea level. Most of the drop occurs over a 25-mile stretch […]
• On the plateau – Lake Egirdir to Konya
  This leg is about 150 miles long, so it’ll take me two or three weeks to cover it. The first week or so will be a time of lakeshores and memories of St. Paul. I’ll spend a couple days walking along Lake Egirdir — it’s not a huge lake, but remember I’m walking, so my […]
• Batter up
  The boots on the left gave me 707 good miles, but I think that’s it for them now. They will be visiting that great big boot farm in the sky. Their torch will be carried now by the pair on the right. I will call this new pair "Manny." Say hello Manny. If things go […]