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                                     Oak Hill to Whipple to Oakwood to Dothan to Mossy, WV

Wednesday June 4, 2008

     2:44pm  Earlier this guy gave me a ride to Oak Hill and dropped me off at the library.  I ended up recording over it, sorry.  I had a good productive time at the library I guess. I had to print out and cut out some more havethisbook.coms because all my papers got dampened this morning. After the COMAC I walked off and found an open garage to crash in.  The floor was all wet so I lay my poncho down.  The condensation got me in the morning, though.  I've got the little papers in my weed tin now. My Scripture Mints tin. I'm going to walk towards Charleston. It sucks, I think I recorded over some shit. I need to sit down and research my tapes for hours and hours. I'm walking towards Charleston now on Maple Street. I am in Oak Hill right now.

     2:59pm  Man, just the random time I decide to leave the library. I left like an hour ago. I'm walking aiming for Charleston. I was walking down Maple Street and all of a sudden I see a kid! All I've seen is old people driving around. I got his attention and asked him if he knew where to get any weed. He asked me if I had any money. I told him I had some tradeables. He invited me to his apartment and smoked a brother out.
                  
     3:20pm  Some awesome magic just happened right now. This dude Adam, I didn't get to tell him my story. He turned me off after a while. He invited me into his apartment and smoked me out! Two fat bowls! He gave me a tiny bit of weed and I gave him my fake cigarette. He didn't want my digital voice recorder. Man, I am totally lost right now. I don't know where I am.

                   Adam told me I made his day. He's nineteen years old. He lives with his mom.

                   I'm just walking in whatever direction. I am totally free right now. I'm just walking where I end up. I am so stoned.

     3:32pm  I stopped to rest and smoke and I'll thumb it until I finish my cigarette. If people stop for me and ask me where I am going I'll tell them I don't care, wherever.

     3:43pm  I just found some baby carrots on the side of the road. The bag is ripped open, but they seem pretty fresh. All I need to do is rinse them off in a sink somewhere and they'll be good to eat. I might have to eat them on this walk. I don't know where I am going.

     3:54pm  I just walked by this black lady's. Her little kid yelled at me, "Where are you going?" I yelled back, "On my way to save the world."

     4:30pm  Some magic happened. I was walking hungry. I walked and I saw these brothers sitting outside their house in Whipple, WV. They listened to my whole Odyssey and hooked me up with some grub too. I appreciate it, guys.

     5:18pm  Bob and Aaron at the store in Whipple gave me some drinking water. I appreciate it. Everybody gets credit.

     5:28pm  I forgot to tell you I am walking towards 77. The town of Mossy is seven miles away.

     6:18pm  I'm up walking. I am totally lost today. I am free, just walking. I'll walk to 77 and I don't know where I'll go from there.

                   I just told these two black guys my story. Well, tried to, but I gave them my website. They took off in their car.

                   On my last break I smoked some weed. I ate some of those carrots. I wiped the dirt off of them. They were perfect. What a blessing those carrots were. I have a lot of them left. I'm a survivor.

     6:25pm  I think I am walking through the town of Oakwood. In front of the New River Company Oakwood store. I've now evolved into hauling sixty pounds. My CamelBak is full too. I'm walking the seven miles to the highway. Actually, five miles to 77, seven to Mossy.

     6:54pm  I'm up from about a fifteen minute break. I am descending now. It was a bitch going up this incline hauling all this weight. I am training though.

     6:57pm  Passing Toney Fork Road.

     6:58pm  Passing sign that says Dothan Unincorporated.

     7:05pm  I so wish I had a camera. I just walked by these two billy goats with horns and stuff.

     7:11pm  Passing Webb Lane.

                   Over at that store in Whipple I tacked like four havethisbook.coms to their bulletin board outside. I found four extra tacks.

                   Passing sign that says Garage Sale Today Just Ahead.

     7:30pm  Passing Krisly Road.

     7:31pm  Walking by the long-closed down Dothan Market. I wish I had a camera. There's lots of history here.

     7:35pm  Coming up on the Dothan Missionary Baptist Church at Toney Fork Road.

     7:52pm  I stopped next to this river. I've been following the river the whole time. I'm going to unload and sit on my pack and rest my shoulders. I'll take my boots off and air out my feet too.

     8:14pm  I am leaving from my rest. I'm all stoned. Man, I was so blessed with those carrots. I even have some for breakfast in the morning. They seem to be pretty fresh and I know it's not good to eat carrots you find on the side of the road in a ripped bag. But hey, whatever works. I mean, they seemed pretty fresh. They snap when I bend them. They are such a blessing. I'm a survivor.

     8:27pm  Passing sign that says Mossy Unincorporated. Shit, I've walked seven miles already then.

     8:48pm  I stopped walking for the day. At the next turnout that came up I found a beautiful campspot. I so wish I had a camera. I'm going to set up my tarp somehow because it's starting to thunder and stuff.

                   Ahh, I was thinking about just tying it off with some rope, but I don't even have to do that. I'll just put it over me while I sleep. I'm just scared about ticks.

Next day..