2007 Walking Season Continued:

While they were in the Bronx members of the NYPD suggested they go to Central Park to find a place to camp. The Kennys wanted to see Manhattan and possibly visit Ground Zero. But to do that they needed a place to camp for a couple of nights. Central Park sounded like the perfect place. So into Manhattan they went, headed for the park.

In Manhattan headed for Central Park.

Della makes a new friend in the inner-city.

Up the Hudson River above NYC, camped in Dobbs Ferry at Second Presbytarian Church.

But Della and the Kennys were turned away at Central Park. "This is the crown jewel of the city! We can't have that here!" So they had to head out of town, and walked 19 miles before they found a place to camp.  This is on North Broadway near Spanish Harlem where the subway comes out of the ground and becomes an elevated train. They crossed the Harlem River on the Broadway Bridge after dark.

Near Cold Springs, NY the Kennys were invited by Boscobel Mansion to camp on their grounds. This was the view from their campsite. The buildings across the Hudson are part of West Point.

Further up the Hudson Valley in Ossining, children from St. Annes Catholic School come to visit Della & the Kennys.

Patricia Kenny: "We fell in love with the Hudson Valley, and hoped we could find a place to spend the winter there."  And they did. Maggie Myer invited them to live this winter at Whistlewood Farm near Rhinebeck, NY. It's a 40acre horse farm and a B&B. Bud takes care of the horses and does other chores on the place. The website is www.whistlewood.com.

ABOUT THE BOOK Footloose In America - Dixie To New England,the book about the Kenny's walk from Arkansas to the Maine coast is done. They are currently looking for a publisher.

To read the preface to Footloose In America - Dixie to New England Click here

TO CONTACT THE KENNYS You can reach the Kennys by email at budonfoot@yahoo.com. Their address at the farm is 52 Pells Road/Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Or you can phone them at339-499-8490

If you would like to receive updates about this journey send an email to Bud Kenny at budonfoot@yahoo.com. Be sure to tell him how you found out about them.

To read some of Bud's poems click here.