Tying The Shoes, Day 1
Paul - ready and raring to go, Day 1
On the driveway with paparazzi
Cheers from our neighborhood school, 5 minutes into The Run
A dash past my old office - and cheering section with kazoo band and signs, 25 minutes into The Run
Paula and Paul beginning the journey east from Boulder 2007-06-06
PJ's Run - Day 1 - running up out of the Boulder Valley
day 1 - mile 21 andye rendezvous
Day 1 finale in Ft Lupton Colorado with Deb
Day 2 midday break at the Weld County School Complex, Hwy 52, east of Hudson
About to blow away after the Day 2 midday break
Day 3 - checking the map - uh oh
Day 3 waving at Joe along Hwy 52
Day 3 tumbleweed heaven
Emerald waves of grain (day 3, Highway 52, Colorado)
Day 3 Midday break Highway 52
Finishing up Day 3 near Wiggins, Colorado, 81.5 miles done!
Day 4 - Starting point near Wiggins
Day 4 - starting the day's run...not to return to Boulder until done!
Day 4 - sunset near Brush at the end of the day's run
Day 5 - near Brush
day 5 - hay bale biker outside brush
day 5 junkyard angels
Day 5 - Paul leading Paula to the day's finish - 1 mile north of Atwood
Day 5 - essentials: cold bandana, big floppy hat, bandana and whistle
Air mail - really - near sterling
Day 6 - End of Day - 2 miles south of Crook, 169 miles into the run
Julesberg sugar beet factory bugs
Day 9 pulling up the tee 2007-06-14
Day 9 Heading to Nebraska and Ogallala
Paula & Paul crossing from Colorado to Nebraska! 2007-06-14,
Paula makes it to Nebraska! 2007-06-14, 204 miles into the run!
Big Springs Neb Lone Tree Station marker
Big Springs park
Day 9 done at the Ogallala A&W
day 10 horses and hay bales southerland neb
day 11 ready to start near southerland neb, mile 263 of the run
Day 11 Lincoln Highway near Southerland Nebraska
day 11 - running with the horses n of north platte
day 12 windy day north of north platte
day 12 arnold state park neb
day 13 arnold to merna neb, miles 323-353
day 13 end of day drink near victoria springs
day 14 rest at Emily's Cafe in Broken Bow, Nebraska
Day 15 - On Victoria Springs Raod
day 15 - prairie parking lot near Gates, Nebraska
Day 16 - Divide Hill area, north of Sargent, Nebraska
day 16 - Calamus reservoir near Burwell, Nebraska
Day 17 - Pie & coffee at the Senior Center, Burwell
Day 18 - Fog in Burwell, Nebraska
Day 18 - Burwell Nebraska fog
day 19 cows listening to paul narrate spiderman movie
day 20 ready to run strong Ericson Nebraska, mile 425.5
day 20 pj and tractors north of Ericson
day 20 midday break in bartlett nebraska
day 21 starting the cowboy trail at Neligh Nebraska, miles 453-484
day 21 cowboy trail treats
day 21 cowboy trail wildflowers
day 22 cowboy trail fun
orphan grain train near norfolk neb
day 24 - midday break - emerson neb
day 25 - dakota city dog
I can't believe I made it out of Nebraska! 2007-06-30, 572 miles into the run
Paula & Paul celebrate their third state - Iowa - 2007-06-30
day 25 le mars treats
Day 25 - lots of corn but not much shoulder on iowa county roads
Day 25 - one runner on skinny Iowa country roads
day 26 - tiny runner on big Iowa state roads
Day 26 - wrapping up the day in Hospers Iowa
Day 27 - morning in Hospers, 613 miles into the run
Day 27 - Hospers Iowa sculpture garden
Day 27 and Minnesota! 2007-07-02 and 645.5 miles of running
Day 28 - run through the home of swampy days
Day 28 - Grandpas Farm near Bigelow Minnesota
Day 28 - made it through the tornadoes and pigs
day 29 - which way do I go - fourth of july - jackson MN, 691 running miles
day 29 - cousins!
day 29 - fourth of july in jackson mn
day 31 - big tractor little runner sherburn-st james mn, 705-735 miles
day 31 - sherburn-stjames mn
day 32 - grogan mn
day 33 ready to go after night at Jim's - Garden City MN
day 33 minnesota corn
day 33 near red jacket trailhead mn
day 33 - red jacket trail mn
day 33 end of day at sakatah trail mile 12 ahead of the rain and 778 miles into the run
day 35 - finishing up at the Cannon Valley Trailhead with Kulus, 837 miles of running done
day 36 - cannon falls trail flowers
day 36 ready to go for an afternoon wrapup of cannon falls trail
day 36 - cannon falls trail critter
day 37 day off in red wing
day 36 - waving from above the mississippi entering wisconsin
day 36 Wisconsin! 2007-07-11 and 863 running miles
day 36 rainbow over Hedwig after crossing into Wisconsin
day 38 - lake pepin mississippi river - wisconsin
day 38 - climbing out of mississippi river valley - wisconsin
day 38 - wisconsin farm houses and blimp
day 38 - pj and turkeys - wisconsin hwy 10
day 40 - buffalo river trail running turkeys, 926 miles into the run
day 40 - fairchild wisconsin
day 40 - Wisconsin hills - north of Fairchild
day 42 - andye mike pj paul at albee farm
day 42 - andye and paula at the albee farm
day 41 - amish helper at albees farm
day 41 - pjv and amish woman and buggy
day 41 - rolling Wisconsin north woods
day 41 - pjv makes it to Marathon County, 987 miles into the run (a bit more than a marathon!)
day 42 - Wisconsin roadside decor
day 42 - Wisconsin river at Mosinee
day 43 - Mountain-Bay trailhead - with welcoming committee from trail group, Weston, and Wausau Running Club (helen valerie pj barb paul) - 1035 miles into the run
day 43 - mt bay trail and wind-downed trees
day 43 - wausau daily herald pic
day 43 - big clouds over mt bay trail
day 45 - bowler wisc along mt bay trail, 1064 run miles
day 46 - oh sure the roads closed and the bridge is out Ha!
day 46 - the infamous PJV mark
day 46 - Pulaski polka days
day 47 LAKE MICHIGAN (Len and Jen) 2007-07-22, after only 1127 miles of running
day 47 - paul paula kendall at first sighting of lake michigan
Paul & his mom just after she caught a glimpse of the Michigan state line 2007-07-23...48 days and 1156 miles
day 48 WWII airplane flyover during Marinette bridge crossing into Michigan
day 48 WWII airplane flyover while crossing into Michigan
day 48 - Paula & Paul crossing the Marinette River into Michigan
day 48 - Welcome to Michigan! 2007-07-23, 48 days, 1156 miles
day 48 - WeeeHawww! It's Michigan! 2007-07-23 1156 miles
day 48 - north shore of lake michigan And where we camped the first night - in Michigan!
day 48 - on the beach of lake michigan - in michigan
day 49 - sunrise kleinkie campground - jim town rd - michigan
day 50 - gladstone campground dinner, 1238 miles into the run
day 52 - starting the morning at the pjv mark on hwy 2
day 52 - another cross country adventurer
day 52 - manistique sunset, 1268 miles into the run
day 52 - paula and king random sharbyash - manistique
day 53 - UP business
day 54 - upper peninsula garden
day 54 - finishing up the day at the cut river, 1330 run miles
day 55 lake michigan beach butterfly
day 55 finishing stretch of highway 2 along northern lake michigan
day 55 - first view of mackinac bridge, 1350 miles into the trip
day 55 - paula and first view of mackinac bridge
day 55 - ready to go over the bridge
day 55 - finishing the day on the mackinac petoskey trail
day 56 - takin the ferry to mackinac island
day 56 - headed to mackinac island
day 56 mackinac island and ready to roll
day 56 - k the cyclist and pk the running buddy - mackinac island
day 56 mackinac island run and ride, run miles 1362-1370
day 57 - 730am - one run left, 1384 miles done - just 16 to go
day 57 - spring lake park - had to kill 1 hr - running way ahead of schedule
day 57 - little traverse bay - aug 1 2007
day 57 - made it to little traverse bay - how bout that
day 57 - Connie and Carl ready to run Paula in
day 57 - running in with Carl, Connie and cyclist Tom
day 57 - welcoming committee on Petoskey wheelway - aug 1 2007
day 57 - welcome home with mom and Devon
day 57 - Deb, mom, Devon and i-cant-believe-it-pjv
day 57 - oh so happy Paul, pjv and Devon in Petoskey 08-01-2007
day 57 - first view of Petoskey waterfront off in the distance
day 57 - PETOSKEY - aug 1 2007
day 57 - Paul and Paula at Petoskey waterfront
day 57 - at the Basket Shop - my folks' old shop and my childhood home
Coming in for a landing at the finish line - aug 1 2007, 57 days and 1400 miles
day 57 - 1400 miles and THE FINISH LINE - aug 1 2007
day 57 - at the finish and with the tshirt to prove it
day 57 - in the driveway with Dave and mom - done
day 57 - walkin' into the house - it's a wrap!
day 57 - happy to have the crazy daughter home
day 57 - ready to relax on mom's deck
day 57 - on mom's new deck holding court
post run - why 1400 miles on foot is worth it
