Canadian, Texas

This is really just one big post divided into several little bitty ones. I have a love-hate relationship with HTML and Blogger, but in the end, they get the job done.

A big thank you to Laurie E. Brown, Tamera Julian, and John McGarr for making my stay in Canadian and relaxing and enjoyable experience. Thank you too to the citizens of Canadian for such a warm welcome. You have a wonderful town, a really well-done local museum, and a great paper to boot. I'm already excited about my next visit.

Best of luck to you all.

Until next time...

Canadian, Texas: Audio-Visual Part 4

Canadian, Texas: Audio-Visual Part 3

Canadian, Texas: Audio-Visual Part 2

Canadian, Texas: Audio-Visual Part 1

Canadian, Texas

I had a tough time coming into Canadian, Texas. I camped out about six miles north of Wheeler on Hwy 83, and not knowing what I would be up against the next day, I decided to make it to Canadian.
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In the morning, the winds were between 30 and 40 mph, coming diagonally into me. I walked like that for hours, almost leaning into the wind. I'm just glad it wasn't stronger. The night before, a tornado had hit just 30 or so miles east of my position, over the border into Oklahoma.
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Getting closer to Canadian, people started honking and waving at me. Very nice welcome. One woman even stopped and introduced herself. After talking with the editor over the phone, I learned that the Canadian Chamber of Commerce would be offering me a night or two in a hotel and food accommodations. After 28 miles of walking into the wind, I was only too happy to accept.
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I'm trying something new with some audio clips. There's an issue putting the words and audio on the same page (I'm no HTML expert, but I know it's not working.), so I'm separating my commentary from this new thing I'm trying. Enjoy!

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Until next time...