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Bernie Krausse

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Bernie's Week 5: Indiana, Illinois, and the People Who Show Up

Great American Rail-Trail

Bernie's Week 5: Indiana, Illinois, and the People Who Show Up

A little over one month in, and Bernie Krausse is moving through Indiana and into Illinois on the Great American Rail-Trail — through thunderstorms that turned his hands blue, trail angels who opened their homes, and a canal towpath that's been carrying travelers since 1848.

Life on the Great American Rail-Trail: Week 4 — Ohio to Indiana

Great American Rail-Trail

Life on the Great American Rail-Trail: Week 4 — Ohio to Indiana

Bernie Krausse crossed into Indiana on Day 25 of his Great American Rail-Trail thru-hike — 39 miles, a headwind, and no sign marking the state line. Week 4 covered storms, a zero day, trail magic from Jeri, and a gap route fix between Gaston and Jonesboro.