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.

Woodsy and Natale

Woodsy and Natalie started out their journey by traveling 13.3 miles to Carterville, IL where Natalie lives. Then, Woodsy and Natalie decided to go visit Natalie's mom at work. They drove 3.5 miles to visited Natalie's mom at the IUOE local 318 apprentice training site (Lat: 37.80439/ Long: -89.025869), where she works as the office manager. IUOE stands for International Union of Operating Engineers. The apprentice site is where they train on heavy equipment. Woodsy got really excite when he saw all the big crains and backhoes. Before Woodsy could go out to see everything he had to learn about safety.

After Woodsy learned about safety he was set to explore the equiptment. Woodsy and Natalie went out to the large backhoe.

After Woodsy looked at everything he and Natalie traveled back to Natalie's house and back to Wham the next day. Woodsy and Natalie traveled a total of 33.6 miles. Woodsy has traveled a total of 2312.76 miles.

Woodsy and Isaac

Hello everyone. My name is Isaac Diaz. Woodsy and I traveled from the Wham building here at SIUC campus to Wrigley Field (Longitude: -87*39'20", Latitude: 41*56'53") in Chicago, Illinois. The total distance, round trip, that Woodsy and I traveled together was 677.46 miles. The overall total mileage that Woodsy traveled is now at 2279.16 miles. Woodsy loved being in Chicago, and like his co-owner, he was sad to leave.

Amy

Amy and Woodsy began their journey on Thursday afternoon, when they traveled 19.2 miles to Amy's home in Marion, IL. Right away, Woodsy made friends with Amy's best friend Trudy (the real dog). They were the best of friends for the entire weekend.

Next, after coming back home to Marion, Amy and Woodsy traveled to the historical location of Creal Springs, IL. They visited the cite of the wonder water springs (Lat: 37.619565, Long: 88.836464). Back in 1880, the springs were discovered and thought to have magical healing power. The town of Creal Springs was booming and people traveled from miles around to drink from the springs.

Finally, Tuesday morning, Woodsy said goodbye to her new friend Trudy (the real dog) and traveled back to Carbondale. Woodsy traveled a total of 62.3 miles while staying with Amy. This brings his total miles traveled to 1601.7. Amy and Woodsy were very sad to say goodbye. They really had the time of their lives together over the weekend.

Briese and Woodsy

Hello! Together, Woodsy and Briese went to Halloween City (37.72907787,-89.1965476) to look for some scary but AWESOME Halloween costumes. After leaving the Wham building Briese and Woodsy had to do a couple of stops along the way. First, we had to travel to Briese's house to get the camera. Everyone has to go to Halloween city with a camera to take pictures of the costumes you try on. Then, we had to pick up Briese's friend Ali. She wanted to join in on the fun! All together we traveled 15.6 miles round trip. Briese and Woodsy had a great time trying on costumes and looking for scary masks. We cannot wait for Halloween. Altogether, Woodsy has travel 1539.4 miles!

Have a Happy Halloween!

Lori and Woodsy took a picture with Grey Dog just outside the new Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. In the second picture Lori and woodsy posed in front of the brand new football field. They traveled from Wham (37° 43' 3.72" N, -89° 13' 19.1994" W) to her house and then from her house to the new Saluki Stadium (37° 42' 36" N, -89° 13' 8.7594" W). Lori and Woodsy traveled 3.8 miles together, but Woodsy has now traveled a combined total of 1,523.8 miles.

Mary and Woodsy

Mary and Woodsy traveled to Giant City State Park in Makanda, IL. It was not only a beautiful day for a hike, but Woodsy saw other dogs as well! We traveled 21.48 miles together round trip but Woodsy has traveled a total of 1,520 miles! We had a great day together and I wish that we could go hiking more often.

Anita

Hello everybody. This past weekend Woodsy travelled out to Fairview Heights, IL with myself and a couple friends. While there we visited St. Clair Square Shopping Center( 38°35'47" N, -89°58'42" W). We shopped til we dropped (literally) and ate at Red Robbin for the first time; I must say that the food was very delicious! Woodsy demanded that I snap a photo of him "kickin" it in this boot that he tried on. Here you see a picture of Woodsy in Finish Line checking out boots for the upcoming cold season. This trip was a total of 190.24 miles, giving Woodsy a total 1499.48 miles travelled.

Heather Menz

Heather Menz took Woodsy to her home town of Jonesboro, Illinois. In Jonesboro, Woodsy visited the historical site of the 1858 debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas at the Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds. Heather and Woodsy traveled 46.34 miles together. Woodsy has traveled a total of 1,309.24 miles!

Here is Woodsy taking a breather in downtown Makanda, IL. Round trip Woodsy and Susan's family traveled 33.08 miles. Woodsy was excited to pose for another photo opp. The total distance traveled was 1229.82 mi + 33.08 the sum of which is 1262.9 mi.

Chelsey

Chelsey took Woodsy back to her home town of Pinckeyville IL. Here Chelsey took Woodsy to the Perry County Courthouse. Woodsy was lucky enough to get a tour of the courthouse and to be able to set in the Judges Chair. Woodsy had a great time with Chelsey. They traveled a round trip of 92.1 total miles together. Woodsy has now traveled a total of 1229.82 miles all together.

Mallory

Mallory took Woodsy to the St. Louis Mills Mall in St. Louis, Missouri. Woodsy had a great time doing tons of shopping!! Mallory and Woodsy traveled a total of 332.72 miles round trip. Woodsy has now traveled a total of 1137.72 miles!!

Lindsay

Lindsay took Woodsy to Herrin, IL. We traveled to the Herrin Doughboy Memorial, located right across from the Herrin City Hall. This is a symbol of freedom and remembrance of those who fought for our land. Woodsy and I traveled a total of 33.90 miles round trip. This brings Woodsy's total miles traveled up to 805.00 miles!!!!

Becky

Becky took Woodsy on a trip to Herrin, Illinois. While he was in Herrin, we visited the Coal Miner's Memorial on 14th Street. It had been awhile since Becky had been there, so we figured it would be a great place to visit that a lot of people do not know about. It was a 34.6 miles round trip, with a total of 771.1 miles he has traveled so far.

Kait

Kait took Woodsy to a football game at U of I. SIU unfortunately lost, but Woodsy was still there to cheer on his favorite team!

Round trip Woodsy traveled a total of 421.2 miles. That added on to the previous travels is a whopping total of 736.5 miles!

Here is a picture of Woodsy at U of I's football field,

Joan

Hi! My name is Joan Hansston. I heard about Pyramid State Park, and realized I pass right by it on the way home from school. So I decided to take Woodsy with me for a quick look at the place. What a coincidence that SIU previously used the original 924 acres of reclaimed surface-mine land for research. In 1968 Illinois turned it into a recreation area. Since then they've expanded the area to 19,000 acres, making it the LARGEST state park in Illinois...All this virtually in my own back yard! You’ll never guess who we ran into while we were there…

Pyramid State Park 89°24’52” W, 38°01’05”N

Woodsy and I traveled 101.2 miles together. That makes a total of 315.3 miles Woodsy has traveled so far.

Lisa

Lisa took Woodsy the dog to Busch stadium in St. Louis, MO. All together they traveled 215.10 miles.

Join Woodsy as he travels with CI 424

Join Woodsy as he travels with CI 424 this fall.