We walk all day without saying much. Well, besides Sam that is. He won"t stop his yakking. He"s ventured through this part of the country many times and has stories for each. There was the time he had to outrun soldiers, then the time he was followed by a dog, and the time he came across another group of Americans moving west. This brings up all the stories he has about the Western peoples. On and on he goes until none of us are really listening to him. The constant chatter does give me a brief respite from my own thoughts. I have more time to figure out how to fix things with Drew.
When the sun begins to set, we"re walking along some old railroad tracks. We"re in a part of the country that Sam tells us was once called Appalachia. Walking through the mountains, trees are everywhere. I gue
