Dennis Kinch, who is walking the length of Route 66 to raise awareness for the National Pain Foundation, has posted his first update on the Web site in a couple weeks (he has limited access to the Internet on the road). He’s made it to Lebanon, Mo., and he’s walked 460 miles.
He’s experienced rough moments since St. Louis — cold weather, steep hills in the Ozarks and severe thunderstoms (including one storm system that later killed dozens in Indiana). But he’s also experienced this:
I then took off for Cuba, Missouri. Cuba is a really cool, cute, quaint town with lots of old Route 66 stuff. There are murals everywhere. I found a typical Route 66 café where you walk in and 10 minutes later you feel like you know everyone. While I was there, Sally and Bill Lemons came up to me and Bill said, “You got a bunch of Route 66 stuff on your vest there, kid.