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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- An Illinois man on a mission to walk 2,105 miles down historic Route 66 said his journey came to an end in California after 211 days.
Emory Duick, 71, of Des Plaines, began his trek in Illinois June 2 and arrived Monday at the Santa Monica Pier, the end of Route 66 in Santa Monica, Calif., the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald reported Wednesday.
"I'm so proud of him and that he reached his goal," said his daughter, Lauren, 31, who served as her father's navigator and drove his support vehicle during his walk. "He had a mission and he accomplished it."
Duick, who said his walk was designed to send a message of active living to seniors, said some of his favorite parts of his nearly 7-month-long walk were the people he met along the way.
"Once you get outside the metropolitan area, the people are really wonderful," Duick said. "They have no hidden agenda; what you see is what you get."
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