This spot is near the entrance to Dinosaur National Monument. The mountain beyond the river shows light colored rock that is distinctive for the monument. If I recall correctly from a previous visit to the Monument, the dinosaur bone dig is near that mountain of light colored rock.
My grandson Trey has rejoined me for the walk for 5 days and is pictured in the photo with my jogger stroller full of my equipment. It is fun having him along.
I met a young man who is a member of the Nothern Ute Tribe. I will use his last name of Serawop. He is age 19 and has lived in the Uinta Basin all of his life. We met at a supermarket in Roosevelt, Utah.
It is all about helping the children in South Sudan. I took this photo in 2007 of some children in Lile Village, South Sudan. The photo helps me to think about what we can do to help them realize the dreams of their parents for their children. Akol is standing behind the children with a black case under his arm.
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Today was a rest day. Like my trainer at the gym taught me, rest days are important to getting stronger. I camped at the only park in Tabiona, Utah last night and got a good night’s rest. A guy that was out walking for his exercise around the park stopped to talk to me. He gave me a $20 cash donation for the children in South Sudan. It was about 39 degrees Fahrenheit for a low last night, but my sleeping bag kept me warm.
I just had a good lunch at the Sage Brush Cafe in Tabiona, Utah. My excellent servers were Shaelee and Hanna. Char is the head cook. It is the only cafe in town, but they don’t act like it.
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I am camping for the night about 30 feet from the Duchesne River. The quickly flowing river is making that wonderful sound of a rushing stream. I am about 14 miles from my destination tomorrow of Tabiona, Utah.
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I walked 15 miles the first day, 20 miles the second day and 16 miles today. I have had the opportunity to talk to about seven people about my walk and explain how it is a fund raising effort to benefit Southern Sudan Humanitarian to help the children in our schools in the villages of South Sudan. I wrote down the url for this blog for them.
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I started my walk this morning, Monday, June 17, 2013. I started the walk at the This Is the Place Monument on the east edge of Salt Lake City, Utah. The site commemorates the July 24, 1847 entry of Brigham Young with the first company of Mormon Pioneers into the valley of the Great Salt Lake. I walked 15 miles.
The June 17 start date was because I was in charge of the family reunion which had the date set of June 15. I had a lot of help. My grandparents, married in 1917, have about 500 descendants now. We had more than 125 attend the reunion.
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