Woodsy and Lebia were studying so hard for their big test tomorrow. They decided to take a quick break and travel 10 miles round trip to Walmart. They had a blast! They shared ice cream, chips, and juice. After their much needed break they were ready to hit the books and study hard! Woodys has now traveled 2971.06 miles! He is exhausted!

Woodsy Goes To College

Although Woodsy lives on the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale campus and always will, he felt it was time to explore a few new colleges. Woodsy found out the Maria was going to visit South East Missouri college on Friday and Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois on Saturday, so he tagged along. Woodsy and Maria were invited to check out the River Campus at SEMO and watch the Fall 2010 dance concert. Woodsy thought SEMO River Campus was very pretty, but he didn't think dance was for him. So, Woodsy decided that he would continue on with Maria to visit her sister, Christi, at Blackburn College. Woodsy found out that Christi is a biology major studying veterinarian medicine. He decided to ask Christi if she would give him his annual dog check-up. Christi gave him his check-up and said Woodsy was in good condition and very healthy. Woodsy really liked Blackburn College and Maria's sister as a vet, but he didn't like the cold weather. Woodsy said that Carbondale was his home and he couldn't wait to get back. Woodsy and Maria traveled 404.2 miles on their round trip bringing Woodsy's total miles traveled to 2961.06 miles.

Woodsy Get's Scared!!

Woodsy and Brian decided it would be fun to take a trip to a haunted house. It just so happened that there was one right in Brian's backyard (so to speak). They traveled to Chittyville School in Herrin, Illinois. Although it was only a short trip, Brian and Woodsy enjoyed their time together and fortunately for Woodsy, the haunted house was not open. This short trip was only 38.98 miles round trip, bringing the total miles traveled to 2556.86 miles.

Over Thanksgiving break, Woodsy was allowed to visit Alisha Krause at her home town of Brighton IL. During this time, Woodsy and Alisha toured both Alton and Grafton IL, a total of 128.39 from Woodsy's home in Wham. While driving along the river road, Woodsy spotted a gigantic bird painted upon a cliff. This strange site made Woodsy want to take a closer look. Upon inspection, Woodsy was able to read the legend of the Piasa Bird and realize it's historical importance.


After reading the legend of the bird, Woodsy found out that not only were the Native Americans of the time scared of the bird and his eating habits, but that the first sighting of the large painting was recorded by Father Jacques Marquette while traveling with Louis Joliet. Now the painting and legend continues to be passed down from generation to generation. In fact, the famous Piasa Bird is the school mascot for Alisha's school in Piasa, IL. After their exciting adventure, Woodsy headed back home, another 128.39 miles, and has now traveled a total of 2519.88 miles!

Woodsy and Shannon

Woodsy and Shannon Sullivan traveled 13 miles from the Wham building out to Crab Orchard Marina. It was a very chilly day so we could not stay long, take a boat out, or go swimming. We still managed to get a photograph. Woodsy has now traveled 2373.1 miles.

Woodsy and Heather

Woodsy and Heather Musgrave traveled back to Jonesboro, Illinois after leaving the Wham building at Carbondale. We then went to the Trail of Tears State Forest in Jonesboro, Illinois. It was a little chilly outside but Woodsy was brave enough to go out. Our round trip travel was 28.54 miles.
Woodsy has now traveled 2360.1 miles. Wow Woodsy!

Today, Woodsy and Jen took a drive out to Mileur Orchard just west of Murphysboro. Woodsy enjoyed riding around in Jen's pocket. Round trip, they traveled 18.8 miles. Now Woodsy has traveled 2,331.56 miles altogether.