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I have kept a log of days that it has rained from the 7th of  May through the 20th of May.
For the first 10 days, May 7th-16th rain occurred on 8 days.
From May 7th-21st rain occurred on 12 of those days.
I estimated that I would have lost 1/3 to 2/3 of my walking time due to wet conditions.

Here's the reality of walking the route I have chosen and I don't know of a better route to accommodate the purpose of this walk.

The idea of walking along Highway 50 in good weather is hazardous at best. The highway is two lanes with a walking shoulder maybe 4 feet wide. There are areas where the shoulder is wider but this usually in areas where the new highway 50 is bypassing a town where old Highway 50 runs through it. On these highways for the most part you have a very narrow lane to walk on.

I walked in the rain one day for about 20-30 minutes. This is absolutely treacherous. It is impossible to walk on the narrow shoulder so close to the traffic because the spray from the road covers you. You cannot keep you glasses clear, you feet dry, and you really, really, have to watch the on coming traffic while walking. And besides, it is not fair to the people driving in the on coming traffic to have to be concerned with me when driving conditions change.

The day I walked in the rain when the pavement was wet; I had spray from the traffic covering me. If drying conditions are good you will only lose a hour after the rain stops. If the drying conditions are slow in coming you might not be able to walk for two hours or more after the rain stops.

Hopefully I can resume the walk within a few days. I thought it important for those following my progress to understand how the wet weather affects progress on the walk. This has been a very unusual spring across the central part of the country with huge amounts of rain. I would have certainly like to have the walk behind me, especially with the continued growing support that has taken place, but due to the weather, that is not the situation and I must deal with it (And I will).

I spoke with several farmers on my last few days of walking and they are concerned about the effect the wet weather will have on their crops. I realized that my problems of dealing with the walk are minimal in comparison. I'll keep you posted. Mike

Over the past several days the forecast has not been encouraging.

It seems almost impossible to view a forecast of three to four days

without a threat of rain. Today the same situation is present.

Last Thursday it appeared that today through this coming Thursday the

forecast was clear. Yesterday the posted forecast is for a chance of rain

through this Wednesday.  I will post a daily status until I can resume.

Stay with me as I really want to complete the walk ASAP!