Today marks the true start of the Slow Book Tour.  I knew walking to my local library, with 20 books on my back, would be no problem.  It’s only 2 miles away.  But then my old friend Devin needed help with a fundraising drive for his nature camp.  They would be perched on the side of the opposite mountain, about 3 miles away, and a thousand feet up.  Kal and I had to stick to the roads due to hunting season.  Took the walk SLOW.  Stopped for views, and to contemplate old Shaker barns.  Stuffed envelopes for a few hours, then shouldered up the pack for the 2 mile stroll down the long dirt road into the town of New Lebanon.  The reading at the library was an intimate affair.  A success, for sure.  Then another 2 miles home late in the evening, with a final climb up the steep Spring Hill Road to get to the house.  22 books are much heavier than I thought!  Sold 5 at the library, which cut down on the weight a bit.  Either way, today I am sore.  Either way, I am now more convinced than ever that WALKING is the foundation of all things SLOW.

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