First, great to have Robin back! We had a lot to talk about today after a monumental week in politics- the Capitol insurrection and all the goings on afterwards! Really still in shock. Well, this is the nice thing about hiking- it distracts you from any current troubles; has a calming effect even if you are still talking about it. I guess it helps to compartmentalize it. Anyway, not much to report today except a beautiful sunny day! Mostly all back roads and flat ground. Lunch was the most eventful- between a persistent rooster crowing and the sound of gunshots down the street, probably some local target practice going on, our enjoyment of a free church bench to sit on was interrupted. Pretty rural out here, which is why it was surprising to see a train station- really seemed middle of nowhere, not even by a town center?
