In 1961, I did the JFK 50 Mile Hike, mainly as a junior high athletic challenge. When I turned 61, I did a 61-mile hike, raising money for veterans’ issues, and peace and justice. At 70, it was the 70-mile beating weapons into windmills walk.

This year I’m taking it easy. On Nov. 11, I’m taking the 6 a.m. 755 bus from Golden Valley to the main post office downtown. I’ll walk 11 miles to the Minnesota State Capitol grounds, where a replica of the liberty bell resides near the Veterans Services Building.

  

Larry Johnson is a Golden Valley author and storyteller.

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