Day 139

So it was really hard to leave the tiny house at 6 in the morning but it had to be done. When I was packing up, I couldn’t find my Kindle. I thought that maybe I had left it in the cabin. I went to go look. It wasn’t there and the people who stayed there last night moved the bed off of the wall. I figured that it was either somewhere in the back of my cart or they stole it. To be determined.. I had to get out of there.
I went to the restaurant for one last good meal before my 80 mile stretch of nothing. As I was eating, a couple came in and saw my cart outside. They offered to buy my breakfast and we talked for a while about the drug epidemic. They were from Minneapolis and they said it’s really bad up there. I’ve been to Minneapolis and that’s so sad. It’s such a beautiful city. 
I said goodbye to them all and it was on like donkey kong. I set out for the backroads. I walked by a woman who was walking her dogs. I could tell that she was trying to train them to not jump on people but I was enabling. I played with them and missed domino. We talked about the walk and the cause. The dogs didn’t verbally respond but she did. I could tell that she was tired of pulling the leashes so I said bye and went my way. 
Not too long after, she drove back to find me and give me a gallon of water and some snacks. Both of which I ended up needing dearly a couple of days later. I stayed on the backroads as long as I could. It was so nice to have peace and no traffic. 
I finally got to State Route 10. I would be living on the road for the next 3 days. My plan was to go as far as I could today. A few miles in, one of the women who was at Las Animas at 5 am a few days ago drove by with her friends. They stopped and donated and gave supporting words for my long stretch I was facing. 
And then that was it. I walked until I couldn’t walk anymore. At about an hour to sunset, I couldn’t take it anymore. I wanted to go farther but my legs wouldn’t let me. I found a place to set my tent up. It was private property and I had to open a gate to get in but I felt like it wasn’t doing any harm and that I’d be able to ask for forgiveness later if anyone saw me and had a problem. 
The land out here is wide open and I didn’t really have much option otherwise. I set up my tent directly on the county line. That way if the sheriff came out I could roll to one side or the other to get out of his jurisdiction. Actually, I just did it because I thought it would be funny to say that. I don’t actually think that would work. 
I set up the tent and ate dinner. People were honking and waving as they passed by. I waved back. The sunset was stunning. I got in my tent and couldn’t close my eyes because the view was so pretty. Then the stars came out. I forced myself to sleep because I needed to recover for another big day tomorrow. 

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