tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26741516737810664232011-07-07T20:18:05.217-07:00Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.comBlogger4381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-85367818233484270962010-04-28T08:02:00.001-07:002010-04-28T08:26:07.074-07:00

well i had to come to the Holioday Inn in Eastgate to finish the manager ran me off back to my story one of the fireman took me home for the night his wife let me sleep on a couch in the garage and they took me out to a bar fed me pizza and bought some beer this morning Sunday April 25th i got up and went to the Church of God they gave me 50 dollars its an overcast rainny day as i begin the last

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iam at the Best Western Clermont 4004 Williams Drive Cincinnati Ohio on Sunday April 25th i went ionto Owingsville and stopped at the United Methodist Church the pastor lives next door but was gone i needed some clothes washed i9 went out back to a pavillion and was just relaxing when a lady showed up i explainned what i needed bvut the pastor wasnt around so i left while rideing down the road

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iam at the Holiday Inn Express in Eastgate Ohio the yellowribbonsupportcenter is just across the street lastnight i went to i think it was called a Bible Baptist Church in Batavia Ohio they helped me with some money for a room but were kind of upset over some of my posts concerning christian organizations but like i stated its how i have seen things they were also upset over my posts concerning

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the date today is monday April 19th 2010 my notes are getting messd up and some crazy stuff has gone on letely so i will post iam at the Best Western Haus Inn 1013 west main street Ve Vey Indiana the female Methodist minister whom is a lawyer put me in for the night i went to Louisville for the thunder over Louisville alright i guess then I went and taljked to a United Church of Christ pastor a

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Friday April 9th 2010 its a beautiful day in the State of Kentucky ive just been kind of roaming the last couple days the grass is a beautiful green ive ran into mixed responses concerning the yellowribbonsupportcenter and the upcoming Gates of Heaven Ceremony which i will attend Saturday April 10th 2010 iam in a town called Walton Kentucky lastnight i stopped at the Main Street Station Pub

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its a nasty morning in the state of Ohio iam not staying in Cincinnati iam headed towards Toledo i came back to the Best Western to drink some coffee relax and decide just where to head as this journey finally winds down April 26th 2010 is upon me and almost here ive decided to finsh this journey in the State of Ohio Matts home state hopefully i wont recieve many scarastic remarks its been rough

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iam at the Best Western 4004 illiams drive Cincinniti Ohio i got here yesterday afternoon and stopped at a bar in Batavia Matts hometown and once again ran into alot of scarastic remarks concerning my journeys i guess they built5 a pavillion in Matts honor got in a big arguemnt with one man who felt they were makeing a hero of matt and got a smart mouth remark from some old man stateing alot of

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the date is sunday April 4rg 2010 and i will bring jesus and his give me your money god said so churchs up todate check this out today in Flemingsburgh Kentucky i stopped at thew Glemingsburgh Christian Cgurch and out back was a covered picnic area i was just relaxing +not walking around or being noisey just relaxing a short while later a man approaches me kind of noisy and shortly after a wimen

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iam at the Hampton Inn 500 Hampton Way Morehead Kentucky yesterday i had made the ride into Owingville Kentucky it was a kind of stressful ride alot of windy roads no shoulders and at times quite hilly with alot of traffic but i made the ride into Owingville the Catholic Church was not haveing service for Easter CandleLight Vigil until around 8;30 p.m. during a conversation with a lady she stated

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iam at the Best Western Paris Inn 2011 Averson Drive Paris Kentucky lastnight was kind of crazy i found this bar actually the front was a small type hole in the wall bar tavern and after walking thru a door the second bar had a dance floor i was in the front bar for a while a few people slowly started arriveing as the night progresses the back bar became more of a black some mixed but danceing

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iam at the Best Western County Squire 1307 West Lexington Avenue Winchester Kentucky lastnight i went to church service at the Catholic Church and after service the deacon had the St. Vincent De Paul people put me here it is an absloute beautiful morning in the State of Kentucky from here i head into Huntington West Virginia and then begin my journeys back to Cincinniti Ohio iam curious to see if

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iam at the Holiday Inn Express in Winnchester Kentucky i just got here lastnight i stopped at the Episcopal Church in Versalles and stopped at the Episcopal Church after service the priest gave me a few dollars for the road found a field and just rolled out the sleepingbag and went to sleep amd went to sleep this morning made the ride into Lexington took one look at the situation all the churchs

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Wednesday March 31st 2010 iam at the public library in Frankfurt Kentucky lastnight when i first got into Kentucky i stopped at a bar and was talking with some people had a pretty good time the bartender was bragging about how she sold herself for 100.00 as soon sa i got into Frankfurt i stopped at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension and briefly talked with a priest about getting some clothes

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iam at the Super 8 motel 188 lovers lane Franklin Indiana this will be my last post in the State of Indiana , Indianapolis was a trip i spent the day rideing around i saw more people on the streets sitting on the sidewalks downtown shakeing cans asking for money then ive seen in a real long time the response from both the Episcopal and Catholic priests let me know what type of attitude and

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iam at Our Lady of Queen Of Rosary Catholic Church i got in lastnight it was a nasty bicycle ride alot of hale and rain but i made it i stopped at the rectory to talk with the priest trying to get so0me cloths washed and dried and he stated get the hell out of here we support the resdcue mission in dowmtown indianapolis find Jesus there so i just rolled my sleeping bag out under a heshelter

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Sunday March 21st 2010 iam at Rileys Market in Covington Indiana i got in yesterday lastnight in Danville i stopped at a bar called Sarges had a pretty good time a partying little bar as long as one didnt start any trouble they would allow one to drink the methodist pastor put me in a motel called oak grove dont know how its even in business its been a crazy couple days Indiana has been

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i came back to the super 8 motel this will be my last post in the state pf Illinois its a beautiful morning and a difficult state the last couple days ive listened to alot of whining about socirty President Onama and the dept these people have put there lives in i havent spent alot of time in bars just churchs and listenung to proplr in restaurants i guess it seems just people buried in dept and

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i lost my contacts and i cant see and my notes got messed up in rain su here we fi Illinois as a whole its been very give a dam only about ourselves churches and people caught in a racisist atatude as far as the jourrney mostly small r5olling hills cornfields and roads with no shoulders iam at a super 8 motel 207 south murray road Rantoul Illinois all-in-all so far i dont know Illinois alot of

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thursday March 11th 2010 Keith Matthew Maupin you are not forgotten my planned stopping date but on request of your father April 26th 2010 and an appearance at the Gates of Heaven Ceremony will end rhe journey its a beautiful morning i csmr bsck to the AmericInn iam still in Monmouth Illinois lastnight across the street is a Mc Donalds behing it a field just rolled the sleeping bag out and went

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iam at the AmericInn 1 america inn way in Monmouth Illinois it was a crazy stressful hilly ride today down highway 67 south no shoulder most of the way and semi trucks flying by i stopped at the Episcopal Cathedral in Davenport and talked with the Bishop he helped me some i then went across the river into Illinois and found a bar and once again ran into a couple dykes ive met more lesbians in

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the date is sunday march 7th 2010 its kind of a nasty freezin rainny morning iam in Clarence Iowa there is a bar called Bo-Jacks iam going to go in and check it out well i spent a few hours in the bar just checking things out with my bicycle and back-pack out front had a mixed reaction from the people one man bought me a couple shots of liquor another a pitcher of beer but again during

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iam at the Sleep Inn 310 virgil avenue Mount Vernon Iowa right next door is a Chiropractor or something to that sense with a gezbo out back i will go and sleep there tonight it was a stressful ride down highway 30 east today a road with nothing but a dirt shoulder and to soggy from the snow so it forced me to ride extremely close to the road cars flying by in a hurry to get somewhere a stressful

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the date today is Friday March 5th 2010 iam at the Modern Motel in Vinton Iowa 302 north K Avenue Vinton Iowa the Methodist people put me in for the night lastnight i stopped at a Moose Lodge #328 in Washburn Iowa and had a pretty cool time partied with a couple dykes as we discussed my journeys and the fact i was rideing for all to live their lives as they chose as long as it didnt infrenge on

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iam at Mc Donalds 1416 gilbert street hwy 218 and 18 Charles City Iowai spent about 36 hours here the female American Baptist pastor had the police department use a Salvation Army voucher and had me put in the best value inn for the night if she hadnt called the police department would of told me to get lost i spent one night in the bars and so far its the same type of people i encountered in

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the4 date is Sunday Feb 28th2010iam in Awatanna Minnesota lastnight the Catholic people at Sacred Heart Catholic Church put me in a motel for the night its another brisk morning this is my last post in the State of Minnesota all-in-all it has been a very difficult State ot get thru ive recieved alot of hassles from the Christian Organizations as well as the people ; a couple of the Christian

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iam still in Northfueld i wanted to check this majority all white little college town Carlton College and St,Olaf colleges are here from what i was told highly priced so tthe schhols are almost all white and the students are from wealthy families lastnight i went in the Eagles Club just had my bicycle out front went in and just checked things out had a few conversations with the people not much

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iam at the Country Inns & Suites 300 north highway 3 Northfield Minnesota i got in lasnight the Catholic Priest at St. Dominic Catholic Church let me sleep in the Rectory its a brisk but beautiful morning Wednesday night i stopped in a bar called Shanigans in a town called Rosemont i talked with a female bartender about my journeys she fed me supper and gave me a couple pitchers of beer its a

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iam at the Best Western River Inn &Suites 1 river bend place Cheska Minnesota the Lutheran People from Crown of Glory Lutheran Church 1141 Cardinal Street Chaska Minnesota put me in for the day here something pretty cool today i ran into one of the punk-ass pastots who had cantacted Keith Maupin trying to get him to have me stop my journeys he was crying big time aboutthe fact i have pulled this

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iam at the AmericInn 1155 hwy 7 east in Hutchinson Minnesota lastnight i went into an American Legion had a prety good time my journeys seemed to be pretty well known after leaveing i just rolled my sleeping bag out on the snow and went to sleep i got toasted lastnight the last few days have been alright i guess but iam in a highly white area and they are the most difficult areas to get support

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the date is Feb 21st 2010 iam in Benson Minnesota at Saint Farancis Xavier Catholic Church they are haveing a youth retreat and iam waiting to talk with a Priest the Episcopal and Methodist people atre not here there are a couple Lutherab Churchs and a Baptist i tried talking with both the Baptist and Lutheran people trying to get some stuff washed it was a typical respopnse from your Baptist

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the date is Thursdat Feb 17th 2010 ive spent the lasr few hours talking with churchs i talked with the Trinity Lutheran Pastor and i talked with a man at our lady of Victory Catholiv Vhurch both churchs used the Salvation Army as a way out iam in Fergus Falls Minnesota and i also talked with the commander and in away i lost alot of respect for the Salvation Army during my conversation with the

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the date is Feb 17th 2010 iam at the motel 7 615 fromtier drive Fergus Falls Minnesota thye Methodist Pastor put me in for the night and the Presbyterian pastor took me out to dinner and we talked he felt i had become bitter in all i had seen the last few years in dealing with the Ch5ristian Organizations Thursday Feb 18th i came over to the Best Western to use there internet and lastnight and

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iam at the Select Inn 821 highway 75 north in Breckenridge Minnesota the Lutheran people put me in for the night it was a fairly easy ride today mostly flat but again very little shoulder and shoulders poorly plowed and once again during conversations about my journeys ive recieved hassles based on the facy so much compassion has been handed to me on this journey yet again i say i will trade 8

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iam at the Super 8 Motel 362 south 8th street Moorhead Minnesota the Catholic Priest from St. Josephs put me in for the night yesterday i went to Nicks Bar in Moorhead ive been there everytime thru one of them left a reply on the dirtrag forums awhile back its been blistering cold the last couple days and with these suposedly christian ran shelters here it has made it difficult to get help from

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The date is Friday Feb 12th 2010 iam at the cenex gas statiom on hwy 10 in Lake Park Monnesota i got in a short while ago i stopped by a lutheran church to see if the pastor was there some man in a truck saw mw in the parkimg lot amd pulled up amd we talked a minute he sent me to the lake paek cafe amd he bought me lunch while talking with the waitress she contactes a lutheran pastor i talked

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iam at Amercas Best Value Inn in Detroit Lakes Minnesota the Lutheran people from Zion Lutheran Church used the Detroit Lakes Ministerial Association fund toput me in for the night from here its highway 59 south into Fergus Falls its a beautiful clear morning as i now start a slow ride back into Cincinniti Ohio and the Gates of Heaven Ceremony from here its North Dakota South Dakota Iowa

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Tuesday Feb 9th 2010 its a brisk morning iam still in Staples Minnesota lastnight i found a bar and did some partying then found a parking lot thru the tent on the ground crawled in the sleeping bag and went to sleep about 5 a.m. the snow plows were out and a driver saw me i guess according to the police he was worried about my safety after talking with the police they sent me to the amtrak

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the date is Saturday Feb 6TH 2010 iam in Lincoln Minnesota at the B.P. gas station the young ladys behind the desk remember me from my last time thru last night in Cushing Minnesota i found a Lutheran Church across the street was a field with trees i just dug about a 1 foot 4 buy 6 foot hole in the snow down to the ground thru the tent underneath me and went to sleep the snow insulated me pretty

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the date is Wednesday Feb 3rd 2010 and iam still in St.Cloud Minnesota i found the Episcopal Church the priest is supose to be here from 1-3 p.m. so i came across the street to the Cakvary Community Community Church but the pastor is gone for now the address is 1200 roosevelt road so iam just sitting in the lobby drinking coffee i need to come up with some more hand-warmers and another pair of

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iam at the Country Inns & Suites 120 7th ave southeast in St, Cloud Minnesota i got in yesterday i had ripped the zipper out of that cheaply made Columbia jaclet amd meeded to try and replace one i found a pastor who took me to i think a Savers store and i found a Artic Cat Team Artic snowmobile jacket i couldnt get to but one pastor yesterday to help with anything other then the jacket and a 10

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the date is Feburary 1st 2010 less then 3 more months to go iam at the Holiday Inn 9200 quaday Avenue North East in Otsego Minnesota at the corner of highway 10 west and 169 south lastnight i went into this wanna be fancy lounge with this BELAIR EXCAVATING jacket on its a crazy world when i worn the black police jacket everyone was suspecious of me because they thought i was a cop now iam

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the date today is Saturday Jan 30th 2010 and iam at Caribou Coffee on Silver Lake road in St. Anthony Minnesota i decidede not to go see Mary Jo Copeland i found out she does have respect from the Cathlic Church and her leaving the Convent did not offend the church yesterday some photographer took a picture of me while rideing down the road and lastnight in a bar i met some people who had

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its a brisk friday morning as i have decided to head back into Minneapolis iam real curious to find out why the lady who runs some type of shelter in Minneapolis is not doing it thru the support of the Catholic Church this is what ive been told the lady at one point was a nun but wanted to get married and left the convent and then is now somehow involved with homeless people i have heard her

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iam at the quality Inn northtown 9852 university avenue n.w. Coon Rapids Minnesota the Lutheran pastor from Christ the King Lutheran Church 1900 7t street northwest put me in for the night and gave me enough money to ride its been blistering cold the last couple days as i head towards Fargo North Dakota its been really difficult getting support from churchs iam not far from Minneapolis or St.

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i made the ride into St Paul Minnesota and i went to the Dorothy Day Shelter i got there late i asked if i could shower and wash clothes the response hell no then i was told you cant even spend the night even though its snowing and about 10degrees yoou have to be here by 5;15 p.m. to see jesus in us i explainned iam not from here still the response go to hell leave

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iam at the counrty inn and suites 3085 holiday lane Eagan Minnesota lastnight across the road is a bar the man working let me sleep behind the bar and gave me alot of playoff football food the weather is starting to get nasty fairly windy snowy and the chilly and at times black-ice on the road lastnight i stopped at a bar and watched the football games they had free food i ate pretty good then

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iam at St, Phillips Lutheran Church 1401 west 15th streey in Hastings Minnesota i did a newspaper interview here a couple years back the Lutheran Pastor Mr Ed Fredericks is going to help me replace a bicycle pump and help me with a few dollars to go on they are expexting freezing rain lastnight i just rolled the sleepingbag out on a snow bank and went to sleep all-in-all it has been difficult

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iam at the Best Western Riverfront Inn & Suites 752 Withers Harbor Drive Red Wing Minnesota yesterday i stopped at the Episcopal Church and talked with the priest trying to pull enough money to get into Minneapolis and i needed some clothes washed and i needed to earn money to eat on into Minneapolis and here is what happened he sent me to the Parkway Motel 3425 highway 61 west which is ran by

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-2278658440106851862010-01-21T02:13:00.000-08:002010-01-21T02:36:40.426-08:00

i am at the Americ Inn at 1615 North Lakeshore Drive Lake City Minnesota a man at the United Methodist Church put me here upon arriving I talked with the methodist pastor while waiting to talk with the pastor i was talking with a man about my journeys and he stated if the pastor could not help me to contact him the pastor took me down to the police station which was suppose to issue motel

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the date is satorday jan 16th 2010 iam at the pleasant valley motel 1305 north superior avenue Tomah Wisconsin the the lutheran people put me in for the night i managed to come up with 50 dokkars and a 40 dollar wal-mart card fro her its 16 west into the state of minnesota i have managed to get help from the christian organization but i dont think itt has had anything to do with my journeys theu

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-609359899898034062010-01-16T11:39:00.000-08:002010-01-16T12:06:39.208-08:00

the date today is thursday jam 14th 2010 iam at frutzgeralds motel 580 broadway wisconsin DellsWisconsin got in lastnight upon arriveing i stopped at St. Ceredias Catholic Church and talked with the Monseniur trying to get a room for the night he tried sending me to a St. Vincent Society tthat he knew was closed my L.E.D light had burnt out and these roads are not safe to ride at night but he

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-1082892653528333752010-01-12T18:55:00.000-08:002010-01-12T19:12:45.086-08:00

iam at the americas best value inn located in baraboo wisconsin the lutheran people put me here for the night today i went to st, dustins episcopal church in madison and the fenale priest that i went to see had retired so i went next door to the methodist church and they booted me to the curb the new priest at st. dustins was gone for the day so i just got out of madison the last last time

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the date today is tuesday Jan 11th 2010 iam at the Super 8 motel 1602 west beltline highway Madison Wisconsin the Lutheran people put me here lastnight once again i went into a bar wearing this black police swat jacket my bicycle and backpack once again just sitting out front i sat at a full bar and before long everyone had moved totally away from me and again no conversationns concerning my

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-90804373840410080942010-01-08T08:12:00.002-08:002010-01-08T08:23:50.081-08:00

the date today is Friday January 8th 2010 and iam in Fontana Wisconsin at Saint Benedicts Catholic Church i got here lastnight this area has what is called an emergency shelter and is open during the winter and is sponsored by different christian organizations each week and the christian people cook meals for the people and there are no political demands put on the people there or no mandatory

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-42074997297321391332010-01-08T08:12:00.001-08:002010-01-08T08:12:19.796-08:00

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-76329318161636994552010-01-07T09:49:00.001-08:002010-01-07T10:14:08.241-08:00

Sunday Jan 3rd 2010 i made the ride into Chicago Illinois i just road around and was surprised at how clean and safe theimmediate downtown area was upon arriveing i was talking with a male and female bicycle police patroll they took me to 2 hostiles one 15 per night and one 33 but there was no where to lock the bicycle up so they pointed me to the pacicic garden mission which is suposidly ran by

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-67900331078661148452010-01-03T07:37:00.000-08:002010-01-03T07:49:53.542-08:00

iam at the super-8 motel 3485 west 91st street Mokena Illinois the catholic people put me in for the night as the weather begins to get brutally coold at night its a chilly but beautiful sunday morning as i head towards Chicago Illionois the other day a couple christian people took me into their home we talked alot about my journeys i gave them the web-site information they wanted to call a man

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-23588662679889648292010-01-01T06:41:00.000-08:002010-01-01T06:56:16.110-08:00

the date today is fRIDAY jANUARY 1ST 2010 and iam at the holiday inn 1773 fountain park drive Schererville Indiana i got in wednesday night and i went to this bar i picked -up this black bullet proof S.W.A.T jacket at a pawn shop and while sitting in a bar i was approached by a man asking are you a cop i stated are you asking me if iam a police officer his reply yes iam i stated hell no iam not a

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-29570043975709351132009-12-28T08:16:00.000-08:002009-12-28T08:36:05.221-08:00

the date is sunday december 27th 2009 i made the ride into South Bend Indiana it has snowed alot today i talked with both the methodist and episcopal people trying to shovel snow to earn some money to go on both kicked me to the curb but i found a catholic church and talked with a priest and he gave me 100.00 to go on and i called some shelter at 811 south Michigan i guess since its cold they

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-65994398252213459562009-12-25T06:07:00.000-08:002009-12-25T06:23:30.241-08:00

its a nasty nasty Christmas Morning iam at the holiday inn 45 west 750 north Howe Indiana lastnight in Sturgis Michigan i stopped at the Episcopal Church and this really sucked the female minister gave a real cool service about talking about Jesus it was a nasty night i talked with her about finding a place to stay she stated they didnt help anyone for me to go to the police station i then

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-57418353070439631402009-12-21T06:58:00.000-08:002009-12-21T07:17:34.649-08:00

the date today is Sunday December 20th 2009 and iam at the United Methodist Church in Jackson Michigan i got in Jackson lastnight upon arriving i stopped at a Wendys and was talking with a man about my journeys he gave me 20 dollars and told me about an Inter-Faith shelter that was feeding in about one hour i went down to the shelter and ate it had snowed on me all day they were expecting a

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-47961722903801840852009-12-19T08:06:00.000-08:002009-12-19T08:24:12.600-08:00

the date today is saturday December 19th 2009 and iam at the Super 8 motel 155 walpers lake road Brooklyn Michigan about 15 miles from Jackson lastnigh the Catholic Deacon from St. Joes Shrine Catholic Church put me in a motel for the night its a snowy morning the roads are slushy and slick and they are expecting 2 inches of snow i came here to eat breakfast and drink coffee the remander of my

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-39482457173208740682009-12-17T14:08:00.000-08:002009-12-17T14:28:10.851-08:00

iam at the Mc Donalds in Fremont Ohio the priest at St. Pauls Episcopal Church lwt me sleep i9n the church and i found out the kairos prison ministry people are in Maumee i havent spent much time in bars the last couple of days ive just listened to people complain about how bad this country is and tghe dept they have gotten theirselves in amd at the same time hassle me over the freedoms of my

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-23484596277863923052009-12-14T08:53:00.000-08:002009-12-14T09:15:41.426-08:00

the date today is Monday Drcember 14th 2009 and iam at St. Pauls Episcopal Church and here are your typical Baptist people at their best lastnight in Clyde Ohio i stoppes at a big look at me Gaptist Church i had gotten caught in a snow storm and everything was soaked wet i couldnt find the Episcopal or Methodist people but i found a church with a big flashing sign claimming to be christian they

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-42450848054946126422009-12-10T13:05:00.000-08:002009-12-10T13:20:28.915-08:00

the date today is Thrusday December 10th 2009 iam at Christ Episcopal Church in Ober;lin Ohio i got caught in some good snow today and its starting to get chilly t the roads in spots have ice so it makes it a more stressful ride its been hard keeping my hands and feet warm this is a s,all majority all white town with a small college i tried talking to a methodist pastor and he ran me go to some

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-69946059687030280122009-12-08T08:29:00.001-08:002009-12-08T08:37:57.264-08:00

iam at the Hampton Inn at 29690 Detroit Road West Lake Ohio 129.00 per night but thats life its an overcast chilly morning in the state of Ohio lastnight i just checked out Cleveland rode thru some pretty rough area for a white guy on a bicycle but i made it with only a couple smart mouth remarks the state of Michigan is next its starting to get chilly at night and iam curious to see how the

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-32671796326732331832009-12-07T18:14:00.000-08:002009-12-07T18:26:11.465-08:00

i made the ride into Cleveland on the way i stopped at St.James Episcopal Church in Painesville Ohio and talked with a female Episcopalian Minister Vanessa E.B. Clark she gavee me 100 dollars to go she was very kind to me i gave her the web0-site information she had me leave and return later aftr checking the web-site she helped me and i made the ride into Cleveland i wanred to find a bar and i

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-31812561393442010152009-12-07T09:54:00.000-08:002009-12-07T10:09:00.351-08:00

the date today is sunday December 13th 2009 iam at the Geneva Motel in Geneva Ohio the catholic church put me in for the night yesterday was a stressful ride it was my first ride this winter in a good snow storm hwy 20 very little shoulder and fairly heavy traffic and a really stressful ride the methodist and episcopalian people are here iam going to try and pull enough money to get into

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-81447387134876887872009-12-04T12:57:00.000-08:002009-12-04T13:21:29.752-08:00

the date today is tuesday december 4th 2009 iam at a burger king in Fairview Pennsylvania last night here are your catholic people at their best i stopped at holy cross catholic church there is a big cross that sits up on a hill behind the rectory i went to the rectory and knocked on the door was going to ask a priest if it would be o.k. to roll a sleeping bag out there i recieved no response

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-43511528391937193732009-12-01T07:50:00.000-08:002009-12-01T07:58:31.736-08:00

well i went to the Family First Assembly of God and the pastor who told me to return was not there the secretary stated all our bicycle club members are out of town go to the rescue mission or Salvation Army it was a typical response from your Assembly of God salvation freaks they pointed me to little towns west of here the Episcopal people are not in number here and neither are the Seventh Day

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-3631263939908656732009-12-01T06:39:00.000-08:002009-12-01T06:53:50.643-08:00

iam at the Hampton Inn in Erie Pennsylvania saturday night in Wesleyville i stopped in a bar called Jimmy Zs i was talking wuith these idiots who had followed my journeys off of the dirtragmag forums a bicycle magazine i had blogged on for a while after leaveing the bar somehow my bicycle lock had been cut they seemed to think dirtragmag was a cool magazine but all my hassles with them are

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-10196631910188359502009-11-27T10:04:00.000-08:002009-11-27T10:17:40.345-08:00

the date today is wednesday novenber 25th 2009 iam in Hamburg New York at the townhouse bar this morning i stopped at a store to get coffee and was talking with a lady about my journeys her husband who hass now died was a Vietnam Veteran she gave me a tour-rider sno-rider snowmobile jacket it was a drizzly rainny overcast ride but a peaceful ride i have managed to get some support fro0m the

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-31773680815983054382009-11-24T12:32:00.000-08:002009-11-24T12:59:32.904-08:00

the date is Monday November 22nd 2009 and iam at the Super 8 motel in Canandaiqua New York i guess there is a Veterans hospital here lastnight i just rolled my sleeping bag out in a field and went to sleep this morning woke up with frost on it ive spent the last couple days rideing and talking with people about my journeys its kind of amazeing the different kind of responses i get from people

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-47293881208882728342009-11-21T06:19:00.000-08:002009-11-21T06:24:47.968-08:00

iam at the Best Western in Weedsport New York i got into this town lastnight and stopped here and was talking with a young lady who worked there after showing her myt journeys she let me sleepin one of the rooms a rest i really needed Auburn New York is next its a chilly morning but a beautiful morning as fall is upon and me and my final winter approaches it was very kind of her to let me sleep

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-59668569823689846652009-11-18T16:23:00.000-08:002009-11-18T16:52:38.700-08:00

iam at the super 8 motel in Oneida New York the methodist people got me put in here iam about 25 miles from Syracuse lastnight i went into a bar and again recieved alot of hassle from a man concerning my journeys alot of times my cinversations concerning my journeys are wuth the Viernam Veterans and people from the Veterans Of Foreign War they are constally hassleing me concerning the fact this

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-85967741905139676212009-11-17T05:11:00.001-08:002009-11-17T05:21:44.376-08:00

its a brisk beautiful morning in the state of New York as it begins to chill up at night Niagara Falls New York is my next destination the church yesterday that called the police on me was a Russian Orthodox Church about 15 miles back not Episcopalian iam not going to spend any time in Utica unless i find the Kairos Prison Ministry people the Assembly Of God Pastor who spent 145.00 of the

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-10815472722837228442009-11-16T15:09:00.000-08:002009-11-16T15:23:53.603-08:00

i made the ride into Utica New York iam at the Hampton Inn the Assembly of God Church put me in for the night ive been on highway 5 west Syracuse and the Buffalo are next its been difficult getting financial help from the Christian organizations but fairly easy to get put in motels as the weather begins to chill-up this motel wasd 145,00 per-night i had a pretty good time in Spectacular spent one

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-35216535812408762182009-11-14T05:23:00.000-08:002009-11-14T05:52:57.767-08:00

the date is Thursday November 12th 2009 iam in a little town called Speculator New York it was a peaceful ride down highway 30 south lastnight i stopped in a bar and was talking with a man about my journeys he and his wife took me home for the night smoked a bowl and we discussed my journeys he had a DiamondBack Wildwood 24b speed he traded me for the pirce of jumk Trek 3400 i was on the only

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-7041383058361243812009-11-09T11:31:00.000-08:002009-11-09T11:37:44.528-08:00

iam back in Keeseville New York highway 9 south is how it looks like i will go the Nazarene Church in Plattsburgh did not any longer go into the prison with prison ministry so i went ahead and left its been real difficult getting a church to help me get my hands on my Identification the Catholic Priest here helped me the other day iam going to talk to gim and try to figure out just what to do ive

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-22813894352734081312009-11-09T06:33:00.000-08:002009-11-09T06:40:03.777-08:00

iam at the La Quinta Inn in Plattsburgh New York lastnight i sropped in a bar and iam sure the bartender was the same person that i pulled the three women off of anyway they fed me bought me a few drinks and put me in the Econolodge for the night the female bartender paid for it all ive spent the last couple days trying to figure out which way to go highway 3 west is just to hillyn and to long of

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-76689155008787855562009-11-06T09:59:00.000-08:002009-11-06T10:10:28.602-08:00

keeseville new york on route 9 south about 40 miles from Lake Placid its an overcast day in the state of New York i took the ferry-boat across and got into New York yesterday morning lastnight i went lastnighht i stopped in Plattsburgh a small college is there had to get in the middle of 3 women trying to jump on one it was kind of crazy i was in this all-might cafe sitting by the door when a

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-4339717450854200462009-11-04T07:26:00.001-08:002009-11-04T07:40:28.286-08:00

iam at the public library in Shelbure Vermont on highway 7 north i went to the Episccopla Cathedral in Burlington to talk to a priest the priests were not there after talking with a lady she called Trinity Episcopal Church in Shelgure and i was sent there i went in and was talking with a priest about an address to get my licence sent to he was very distrusting and kept questioning me about my

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-46663774665459206252009-11-03T06:07:00.001-08:002009-11-03T06:15:19.065-08:00

iam in Middlebury Vermont at the Marroitt Courtyard its been a peaceful ride up highway 7 north i havent seen any moose but talking to a man in a store this morning i guess its moose season and they are hideing its beautiful up here this time of year as it begins to chill up at night and winter approaches sll-in-all the people have been friendly but according to a man down the street this could

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-89445876414251497412009-11-01T05:36:00.000-08:002009-11-01T05:51:37.501-08:00

the date is Saturday October 31st 2009 on highway 7 north its an overcast cloudy morning ive spent the last couple days rideing its been hilly at times and stressful roads with no shoulders and cars flying by ib a hurry to get somewhere i got into Vermont yesterday the leaves are pretty much off the trees as winter begins to arrive i guess iam in the green mountains both the catholic and

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-20790311650138331232009-10-28T07:04:00.000-07:002009-10-28T07:19:10.693-07:00

iam at the Comfort Inns and Duites in Great Barrington Mass on highway 7 it rainned hard on me lastnight couldnt find anywhere to pitch a tent so just thru the tent over me and went to sleep its beautiful here this time of year as i make my way up highway 7 into the state of Vermont my ride the last couple days have taken me thru some very wealthy areas but an Episcopal Priest down the road gave

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-1246119560311782372009-10-20T09:52:00.000-07:002009-10-20T10:02:11.244-07:00

iam in Highland Falls New York the West Point Academey is here i found a bicycle shop who traded me a Trek i think 3500 for the one i had hopefully it will be a better bicycle the other one didnt compare to the cannondale stole in Atlantic City the last while on highway 9 w north ive ridden thru what seemed to be highly Jewish areas and unfriendly as i wear a proud to be an american flag pin

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-61087744811204569242009-10-17T08:18:00.000-07:002009-10-17T08:23:15.081-07:00

iam at a holiday inn express in i think Jersey City New Jersey yesterday the priest from Christ Episcopal Church in Middletown New Jersey took me out to the World Trade Center Memorial there and took pictures with a digital camera which will be downloaded on the internet and then sent to to the yellowribbonsupportcenter its been a stressful ride from Newark cars flying by and no shoulder a car

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170888943820943307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674151673781066423.post-69753330057738384522009-10-12T04:35:00.000-07:002009-10-12T04:44:01.895-07:00

iam at the best western garden state inn Abescon New Jersy Atlantic Cioty Sucked i stopped at a bar set the bike outside and it was gone not a minute later but the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church 1 east dawes avenue somers point new jersey took an offering from his congregation and took me down and bought me a new trek 7100 which will finish the journey actually it was ceasars palce where the

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the date today is Thursday October 8th 2009 and iam in Seaville New Jersey i just got here this morning on highway 9 north its been a peaceful ride but iam in a tourist trap area about 10 miles or so from Atlantic City the other day in Medford Deleware i stopped at the United Methodist Church and talked with a female Methodist Minister i needed to clean-up she was on the board of directors for

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the date today is Sunday October 4th 2009 iam in Symeria Delaware i got here lastnight and rolled my sleeeping bag out behind St. Polycarp Catholic Church this morning got up and went into the hurch i wanted to talk to a priest and see if he knew anyone who went into the Delaware State Prison for bible studies i had ridden by it lastnight as soon as i went into the church a women approached me

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iam in north bend maryland yesterday in havre de grace there was a restricted bridge i had to get over i talked to the emethodist and catholic people both to busy to help i then went to the bridge diner and was talking with people about my journeys a lady who followed the yellowribbonsupportcenter gave me 15 dollars for a taxi but then a lady who worked there drove me across the bridge iam about

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iam at the Sheraton Washington North Hotel in Beltsville Maryland i just got here Washington D,C, sucked couldnt find anyone to photogragh the Vietnam Wall or do anything iam at a Starbucks in Falls Church Virginia i got here lastnight i stopped at St. James Catholic Church the priest gave me 30 dollars to go on it rained hard on me lastnight it rainned solid all night there was no where to

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iam in Gaithersburg Maryland at the Holiday Inn the last couple days have been tough the Cumberland Trail a peaceful ride with no stress but it was very difficult to get any support from churchs lastnight the Episcopal Priest put me in a motel for the night all-in-all Maryland was very difficult to get help talking to people in bars they claimed to be rednecks the hillbillies were much friendlier

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iam in Hancock Maryland i got here yesterday upon arriveing i stopped at the Catholic Church and talked with the priest about earning some money he stated he couldnt do anything but he gave me rain-gear i then tried finding the Episcopalian priest they were haveing some kind of carnival so i stopped at a Sheetz store went in bought coffee and when i cane out a police officer approached me and

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iam in Cumberland Maryland it was good to get out of Pennsylvania i found a minister up the road aways who got me here i finally ran into some more bicyclist this morning they are rideing the Cumberland Gap trail it will take me to Washington D.C. here is something crazy thru Kentucky and into West Virginia i saw no cyclist until Morgantown where the bicycle trail was flat from Morgantown West

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i came back to the Hampton Inn to use the Interenet John Magnow the guest service manager from the super 8 motel 235 Lewis Drive Somerset Pennsylvania took me out to the 9-11-01 crashsite took alot of pictures gave me a C.D. with the photos he will in the next couple days download them on the internet thier were about 30 people there i had them sign a photograph of Matt which will be mailed to

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well iam still in Somerset this morning i went to Trinity Lutheran church they contacted the Episcopal-Anglican priest i explainned to him what i needed he took me to Wal-mart bought me another tent sleepingbag pump and patch-kit and then the Lutheran people put me in the Super-8 motel for the night earlier i had gone to the Church of Christ and again they responded how they normally do get the

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iam in Somerset Pennsylvania i got here lastnight Sunday i stopped by a Methodist Church aand explainned to a female minister about my journeys and some of the stuff i needed she talked o her congregation for me and they gave me some money i had intended to leave the area that night but i was tired and dirty and it was a hully ride so i rode about eight miles iup 31 north to the next town and

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its a beautiful overcast morning in the state of Pennsylvania as i sit out front of the comfort inn at the top of the AlAllegheny Mountains a very peaceful and relaxing morning Shanksville Pennsylvania and the 9-11-01 crashsite is next Keith Matthew Muapin you are not forgotten Carolyn Maupin this journey is for you my final tribute to all who gave their for the attacks on America on September

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