7 Miles Today,  What a day to end my walking week.  WOW!  Forrest was out in 4 degree weather at 8am this morning.  With the four inch snowfall and high winds we encountered last night meant that I walked in snow covered roads with a wind chill of -5 degrees.  It was tough walking but I didn't have to deal with slushy roads.  The roads will get bad after the salt being spread takes over later in the day.  Anyway my walking week ended with 52 miles walked.  Forrest is just three days and 21 miles from another milestone.  14,000 miles ~ Tuesday (Valentines Day) is the target date.  Just how far is 14,000 miles?  That's seven round trips from Lansing, Michigan to Jacksonville, Florida.   Stay warm, until tomorrow, God Bless Walk Forrest Walk

Forrest's Virtual Journey "Route 66                 Welcome To Bracevillel Illinios The village of Braceville was actually once a thriving city with 3,500 residents at its height in the 1870's. By the late 1880's the town sported six general merchandise stores, two banks, a hotel, two restaurants and 18 other retail businesses. Braceville thrived until the summer of 1910 when the miners of the Braceville Coal Company went on strike. Fed up with the whole affair, the coal company simply closed and within just a few months the town was all but abandoned leaving behind an opera house, a large frame school and many empty businesses. Of these today, there is no sign other than a few slag heaps along the old highway. However, the Braceville area still supports some 800 residents. Braceville is home to Mazonia/Braidwood Fish & Wildlife Area, which features quality sport fishing lakes stocked with largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegill, sunfish, crappie, channel catfish, and bullhead as well as areas for waterfowl hunting.