Day 1001: Teddy, Franklin and Eleanor

Tonight we concluded the Ken Burns series on the Roosevelts.  It was powerful, breathtaking in scope and detail and very, very moving.  Even though we are both historians, we learned a great deal and were caught up by the stories of these courageous and devoted public servants.

"Courage is more exhilarating than fear," Eleanor Roosevelt said.  It was certainly true of all three.  Each overcame tremendous personal challenges and public obstacles, yet they served others with all their strength.

Tomorrow, Steve has a search and rescue drill in Ripley Gorge and I am going with him to photograph the team in action.  We've never explored that part of the county, so it will be exciting to travel new trails.

I tallied up all the miles we've walked in September and it's just over 79 miles.  Today we did 4.3 and I expect tomorrow will be more.