I have not been meeting my goal of writing five times a week, and I apologize. I can't say that I've been particularly busy, though my trip to Omaha was one interruption.
This weekend I go to Baldwin City, Kansas for my graduation ceremony at Baker University. Baker was founded in 1858 and is the oldest university in Kansas. Its location, Baldwin City, is about 20 miles south of Lawrence, Kansas, and about 45 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri.
The big event held in Baldwin City each year is the Maple Leaf Festival. 
Organized as a harvest celebration, the festival takes place in the third full weekend of October each year. It includes a parade, arts and crafts, plays, and rides on the historic Midland Railway (11 miles long).
My traveling buddy Jeff is coming in from Minnesota, so he and I will discuss possible future trips. He wants to take another crack at the Appalachian Trail in 2011, and has invited me along. We have also discussed another trip to Europe. A trip to Europe is always fun, but to say I have successfully hiked the 2,000-mile A.T. would be quite an accomplishment.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Graduation
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Congratulations on the degree!
My husband and I have ridden the narrow guage train in Baldwin. In fact, the engineers invited us to sit in the old steam engine where we could admire the wobbly track to come. Very authentic.
I have always wanted to hike the AT in one single try. Trying to find that much time is challenging at this point, but that is on my list of things to do before I die.
Have you read Bill Bryson's book on hiking the Appalachian Trail called "A Walk in the Woods"? It is funny, informative, and has several good, true stories intertwined.
Congrats on your degree! I will be in Baldwin on Sunday for my ceremony, and I am looking forward to it. I just started my MBA, and I am already looking forward to that graduation.
I started to read A Walk in the Woods when I was in New Hampshire one winter, but I ended up with such a high temperature on that trip, I drove myself to the hospital. I never got back to it after that week. I've got it on a shelf or in a box somewhere, so with the thought of this trip, I have considered digging it out and reading it.
whispering...There's a graduation present for you over at my blog.
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