The Fool got up at about 8 a.m. and got on route 19/20 heading south. He passed through the tiny town of Hepzibah where, it turned out, an armed robbery had just taken place at a grocery store. Lots of cops were there. The Fool, being a lone drifter, was afraid the local law enforcement might try to hang the crime on him. But it turns out the suspects are a pair of women... so he's off the hook.
Later that day outside the town of Salem, the Walking Fool got a rifle pointed at him! The WF was on a neighboring rail trail, filming the housing landscape below. At one point, a tall, flannel-wearing guy with a mullet came charging out of his home, enraged about something. He yelled out at the Fool, "Can I help you?" in sort of a threatening way. Confused, the Fool said, "No Thanks."
The West Virginia man then asked if he was "videocamming" his family, which was apparently a no-no. Next thing he knew, the guy took out a hunting rifle and aimed it at him. He loudly announced to his kid so the Fool could hear, "I can see him in my cross-hairs!' A moment later, the guy fired either a warning shot or a badly aimed deadly shot into the bushes next to him!
That was his cue! The Fool BOLTED outta there!
Animated Progress Map
Click here for an animated map of the fool's progress to date. (Note: this map is not as detailed as the Pedometer map used in many of the blog entries.)
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