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May 12, 2000

I left late the following morning (5-12) heading toward Elmira. It was raining from the time I got up until 11:00 when I finally decided to head out in it anyway. The sprinkles ended after about a half-hour, but there was a promise of more thunderstorms during the afternoon. The promise was fulfilled in Waverly – big time thunderstorm. Note that I didn’t say “between Barton and Waverly.” I was in town under a huge overhanging roof at a carpet store when the storm hit and only suffered a few sprinkles getting there. I stayed dry the rest of the way to Elmira, but there are more showers and thunderstorms due tomorrow and Sunday.

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Elmira is Mark Twain’s hometown and burial place. His “study” is located on my map, but I circled the block twice and still didn’t find any trace of it. The cemetery was easier to find, but I did go almost all the way around it (and it’s a big one) before I found the entrance. Once inside, there were several signs to guide visitors to Twain’s gravesite. I was expecting an interesting epitaph, but found none at all.