Claron Twitchell

Between Horton, Kansas and Lancaster, Kansas, Tom Ward and his friend, also Tom, stopped to see if I needed water.

Wendell Ganstrom is the Klinefelter Farm Projects Manager for the Highland Community College. He let me camp at the farm in Hiawatha, Kansas for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

I really liked the looks of this farm house near Seneca, Kansas. It makes me happy to see people prospering.

The sunflower is the Kansas State Flower. The photo is from along the side of highway U.S. 36 about 11 miles east of Marysville, Kansas. I have seen a lot of beautiful wild flowers on this walk.

Saturday morning, as I was ready to start my walk from Scandia to Belleville, two woman talked to me. They were interested in my walk, let me take their pictures and donated.

The photo is of the Republican River near Scandia, Kansas. This area was the home of the Pawnees (native Americans) for hundreds of years. Today, the Pawnee tribal lands are in Oklahoma.

I slept at the park in Mankato, Kansas. Steve was at the park in the morning, apparently his regular routine to drive there each morning to read his newspaper. I guess he is about my age.

Dustin and Katie Kelm stopped and talked to me today. They are riding unicycles with a 56 inch wheel across the United States to raise money to help Syrian refugees. It was fun to meet them, talk to them and watch them ride their unicycles. They stay in hotels at night. It looks like it would

I was at the geographic center of the 48 states today. Well, since I was walking, four miles away from the exact spot was close enough. I stayed Tuesday night in Smith Center, Kansas. I met Dennis out riding his bike for exercise and we got to talking about my walk.

Do you want to volunteer some time to help the orphans and other children in the villages of South Sudan? Read on for an idea on how you might help by volunteering your time.