- A WALK ACROSS AMERICA FOR "DIABETES" -
Walk Highlights - these were key memories from my walk that may slowly morph into hopefully a published book.
PRE-WALK
============
-Homeless experiment
-Inspiration
-The plan
-Hurricane Sandy
-Camping out at Cipriani
-Leaving Cipriani
-Gear prep
-Final Good-bye
NEW YORK
============
-Nautical Shop
-Poor Weather Conditions
-Crossing the George Washington Bridge
-Passing Prince Hall Grand Lodge
-Breaking Back
-Passerby's
-Reaching Out to Arno
NEW JERSEY
============
-No Sleep ’til Jersey
-First night at motel
-Sleeping bag delivery
-Reckless drivers
-Camping by the river
-First Family
-Fear of Sleeping or maybe Bears
-Reckless drivers
PENNSYLVANIA
============
-Bridge jumper
-Camping on the Hill
-Amish ghost town
-Bleeding deer
-Grizzly country
-Buck at forest edge
-Foggy hunters
-Lazy bear
-The healer
-Crossing Appalachian Mountains
-Brother in Need
-Infinite Farms
-Solar Power Nation
-National Park Terror
OHIO
============
-Narrow curbside
-Gated community fence jump
-Fund raising begins
-Germantown
-Don’t leave
-Chicken coop
-Bike trail
-Mrs. Pethtel
-Columbus
-Guy triple locking car door
-German Shepard on the Hunt
-Barking Night Dogs
-Scary Lamp
-Church Lunch
-Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio
-Sleep Walking
-White Mother’s Rap Audition
-College Town
-Going to Church
INDIANA
============
-Frozen Soup
-Asking Cop for Doughnuts
-Shot Fired - Part I (Trailer Park)
-Losing Phone in Snow
-Taco Bell Kids
-I'm Slipping
-Shot Fired - Part II (Bike Trail)
-Bullets Through Roofs
ILLINOIS
============
-Taco Bell / Talk with kids
-Slipping on road sign
-Library visit
-Hampton Pockets
-Walk through Southside
-Convenience store hook-up
-Chi-Town Windy Walk
-Chicago pizza recommendation
-Grand Lodge problem
-Gian Carlo
-Lisa Ferrell
-A Japanese, Peruvian, and Black Guy walk into a bar
-Country western bar
-Missed Nike chance
-Leaving Chicago and first night
-Subway restaurant stop
-Cicero walk-through
-Meeting dreaded white kid
-Michelle Salazar
-One morning after sleeping on a bike path near a farm with dogs that kept me up all night. I walked the trail on the final stretch before hitting a small town with a restaurant… with a restaurant — which is the important phrase.
-Hunter
IOWA
============
-Quad City TV interview
-Snowy departure
-Crying moment of grace
-Soup kitchen and Shelter
-Christian family
-Ninja deer near tracks
-Taco Bell newspaper interview
-Sleeping in snowy woods
-City glow + constellations
-Post office
-It’s my Birthday
-Subway stop
-Train guy
-IC Hotel Suite
-IC library
-Apple Store/girl
-Mountain Lion warning
-Hat rolling away & Windburn
-Sleeping Under Icy Bridge+Dogs barking
-The Moving Constellation
-Blinking radio towers
-Mail Lady Help
-Mud Stomp
-Seed Ville
-Pet Horses
Cedar Rapids, IA. Needing a place to stay on my way to Waterloo, IA (further north) Deveri graciously allowed me to spend a couple days in her home located in Cedar Rapids though "couchsurfing.com". Deveri's home was very comforting and took my mind off the freezing weather outside. I enjoyed my long talks with her and she answered all my city slicker questions about Midwest living and about wildlife.
She prepared some great meals for me during my stay and I even got to enjoy cooking prepared by her son, who was a former restaurant cook, and his girlfriend.
Deveri also owned a stable of horses that lived on her large property which I thought was awesome! I didn't get to spend much time with them, due to being too tired, however I did enjoy watching them out the window and seeing them when I was coming or going.
Wanting to upgrade my military sleeping pad, Deveri was nice enough to swap her comfortable Therm-A-Rest self-inflatable sleeping pad for my Army-issued one. After recently finishing my journey I sent her a brand new sleeping pad along with bungee ties from Amazon.com, the her borrowed air mattress was punctured by thorns from a dry desert plant.
During my stay I was given a great building/historic tour of Cedar Rapids where I learned about several important building and bridges throughout the city. In addition, I found out about the Flood of 2008 which left the town flooded for long 2-week and caused at least $64 billion in damages to the state of Iowa.
Thanks a million to Deveri for your warm spirit, taking me to church service, & the terrific hospitality -- you made my journey through eastern Iowa ever more enjoyable!
NEBRASKA
============
-Jumping dam
-Corn vs. Soy
-Batman Tractors
-Steak Dinner on the Level
-Endless Starbucks
COLORADO
============
-State border entry
-Crook & Trailer
-Snakes in the grass
-Girl & Co.
-Bulls out the Gate
-Homeless in Sterling
-Sleeping under bridge
-Denver media coverage
-Denver feast
-Denver shopping?
-4/20
-Rocky stories
-Bear Approach
UTAH
============
-A Sick Day
-Losing raincoat
-Walking another long windy sandy road a car pulled over. In it was a woman and two or three kids in the book. I forgot where they were coming from (maybe Boy Scouts or the library), but family was excited to see me. They all throw multiple questions at me.
-Camping in the mud
-Mexican Hat
-Monument Valley
-July Fourth in SLC
ARIZONA
============
-Utah drive to AZ
-Four Corners
-Lunch with Jody
-Back to the Walk
-New backpack
-Scottsdale
-Sneaking into Grand Canyon
-Walking Grand Canyon
-Colorado "LDS” City
NEVADA
============
-Old Highway/cracked road
-Crazy-ass desert walk
-Napping in the road
-Vegas's city glow
-Choppers in the desert
-Pissing in the spotlight
-Grand Lodge reception
PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE OF NEVADA (DAY 228)
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Las Vegas, Nevada. Huge thanks to the Most Worshipful Grand Master Jeffrey Jones, Grand Lodge Officers, Brothers, and Sisters of Most Worshipful Prince Hall Jurisdiction of Nevada! Thank you for the $500 American Diabetes Association donation and hotel room near the Vegas Strip. The pot luck dinner you held for my arrival was great and I truly appreciated your warm welcome. The fellowship I had with the brothers and sisters of your jurisdiction was certainly a pleasure!
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LaTanaya & Myla of Mighty Queen Esther Chapter #2 along with myself at the lodge.
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MWPHGM Jeffrey Jones and I on the level near his home in Las Vegas (above).
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MWPHGM Jeffrey Jones and I at Nellis Air Force Base in front of a F-16 in Las Vegas.
-No doe-nation
-Black people don't do that!
-AK-47 Party
CALIFORNIA
============
-Entry mountains
After getting close to Los Angeles one would believe they were done with the mountains, however there is something that was called The San Bernardino Mountains which was a mountainous border that surrounds the are of Los Angeles area.
-Going the wrong way
-Heat
-Jody to the rescue
-Slept in the back of Del Taco
-Rancho Cucamonga niceness
-Race to finish
-MWPHGL of California
-Arrival meal
NEW YORK
============
-On ABC's Here and Now
:EOF
PRE-WALK
============
-Homeless experiment
-Inspiration
-The plan
-Hurricane Sandy
-Camping out at Cipriani
-Leaving Cipriani
-Gear prep
-Final Good-bye
NEW YORK
============
-Nautical Shop
-Poor Weather Conditions
-Crossing the George Washington Bridge
-Passing Prince Hall Grand Lodge
-Breaking Back
-Passerby's
-Reaching Out to Arno
NEW JERSEY
============
-No Sleep ’til Jersey
-First night at motel
-Sleeping bag delivery
-Reckless drivers
-Camping by the river
-First Family
-Fear of Sleeping or maybe Bears
-Reckless drivers
PENNSYLVANIA
============
-Bridge jumper
-Camping on the Hill
-Amish ghost town
-Bleeding deer
-Grizzly country
-Buck at forest edge
-Foggy hunters
-Lazy bear
-The healer
-Crossing Appalachian Mountains
-Brother in Need
-Infinite Farms
-Solar Power Nation
-National Park Terror
OHIO
============
-Narrow curbside
-Gated community fence jump
-Fund raising begins
-Germantown
-Don’t leave
-Chicken coop
-Bike trail
-Mrs. Pethtel
-Columbus
-Guy triple locking car door
-German Shepard on the Hunt
-Barking Night Dogs
-Scary Lamp
-Church Lunch
-Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio
-Sleep Walking
-White Mother’s Rap Audition
-College Town
-Going to Church
INDIANA
============
-Frozen Soup
-Asking Cop for Doughnuts
-Shot Fired - Part I (Trailer Park)
-Losing Phone in Snow
-Taco Bell Kids
-I'm Slipping
-Shot Fired - Part II (Bike Trail)
-Bullets Through Roofs
ILLINOIS
============
-Taco Bell / Talk with kids
-Slipping on road sign
-Library visit
-Hampton Pockets
-Walk through Southside
-Convenience store hook-up
-Chi-Town Windy Walk
-Chicago pizza recommendation
-Grand Lodge problem
-Gian Carlo
-Lisa Ferrell
-A Japanese, Peruvian, and Black Guy walk into a bar
-Country western bar
-Missed Nike chance
-Leaving Chicago and first night
-Subway restaurant stop
-Cicero walk-through
-Meeting dreaded white kid
-Michelle Salazar
-One morning after sleeping on a bike path near a farm with dogs that kept me up all night. I walked the trail on the final stretch before hitting a small town with a restaurant… with a restaurant — which is the important phrase.
-Hunter
IOWA
============
-Quad City TV interview
-Snowy departure
-Crying moment of grace
-Soup kitchen and Shelter
-Christian family
-Ninja deer near tracks
-Taco Bell newspaper interview
-Sleeping in snowy woods
-City glow + constellations
-Post office
-It’s my Birthday
-Subway stop
-Train guy
-IC Hotel Suite
-IC library
-Apple Store/girl
-Mountain Lion warning
-Hat rolling away & Windburn
-Sleeping Under Icy Bridge+Dogs barking
-The Moving Constellation
-Blinking radio towers
-Mail Lady Help
-Mud Stomp
-Seed Ville
-Pet Horses
Cedar Rapids, IA. Needing a place to stay on my way to Waterloo, IA (further north) Deveri graciously allowed me to spend a couple days in her home located in Cedar Rapids though "couchsurfing.com". Deveri's home was very comforting and took my mind off the freezing weather outside. I enjoyed my long talks with her and she answered all my city slicker questions about Midwest living and about wildlife.
She prepared some great meals for me during my stay and I even got to enjoy cooking prepared by her son, who was a former restaurant cook, and his girlfriend.
Deveri also owned a stable of horses that lived on her large property which I thought was awesome! I didn't get to spend much time with them, due to being too tired, however I did enjoy watching them out the window and seeing them when I was coming or going.
Wanting to upgrade my military sleeping pad, Deveri was nice enough to swap her comfortable Therm-A-Rest self-inflatable sleeping pad for my Army-issued one. After recently finishing my journey I sent her a brand new sleeping pad along with bungee ties from Amazon.com, the her borrowed air mattress was punctured by thorns from a dry desert plant.
During my stay I was given a great building/historic tour of Cedar Rapids where I learned about several important building and bridges throughout the city. In addition, I found out about the Flood of 2008 which left the town flooded for long 2-week and caused at least $64 billion in damages to the state of Iowa.
Thanks a million to Deveri for your warm spirit, taking me to church service, & the terrific hospitality -- you made my journey through eastern Iowa ever more enjoyable!
NEBRASKA
============
-Jumping dam
-Corn vs. Soy
-Batman Tractors
-Steak Dinner on the Level
-Endless Starbucks
COLORADO
============
-State border entry
-Crook & Trailer
-Snakes in the grass
-Girl & Co.
-Bulls out the Gate
-Homeless in Sterling
-Sleeping under bridge
-Denver media coverage
-Denver feast
-Denver shopping?
-4/20
-Rocky stories
-Bear Approach
UTAH
============
-A Sick Day
-Losing raincoat
-Walking another long windy sandy road a car pulled over. In it was a woman and two or three kids in the book. I forgot where they were coming from (maybe Boy Scouts or the library), but family was excited to see me. They all throw multiple questions at me.
-Camping in the mud
-Mexican Hat
-Monument Valley
-July Fourth in SLC
ARIZONA
============
-Utah drive to AZ
-Four Corners
-Lunch with Jody
-Back to the Walk
-New backpack
-Scottsdale
-Sneaking into Grand Canyon
-Walking Grand Canyon
-Colorado "LDS” City
NEVADA
============
-Old Highway/cracked road
-Crazy-ass desert walk
-Napping in the road
-Vegas's city glow
-Choppers in the desert
-Pissing in the spotlight
-Grand Lodge reception
PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE OF NEVADA (DAY 228)
[]
Las Vegas, Nevada. Huge thanks to the Most Worshipful Grand Master Jeffrey Jones, Grand Lodge Officers, Brothers, and Sisters of Most Worshipful Prince Hall Jurisdiction of Nevada! Thank you for the $500 American Diabetes Association donation and hotel room near the Vegas Strip. The pot luck dinner you held for my arrival was great and I truly appreciated your warm welcome. The fellowship I had with the brothers and sisters of your jurisdiction was certainly a pleasure!
[]
LaTanaya & Myla of Mighty Queen Esther Chapter #2 along with myself at the lodge.
[]
MWPHGM Jeffrey Jones and I on the level near his home in Las Vegas (above).
[]
MWPHGM Jeffrey Jones and I at Nellis Air Force Base in front of a F-16 in Las Vegas.
-No doe-nation
-Black people don't do that!
-AK-47 Party
CALIFORNIA
============
-Entry mountains
After getting close to Los Angeles one would believe they were done with the mountains, however there is something that was called The San Bernardino Mountains which was a mountainous border that surrounds the are of Los Angeles area.
-Going the wrong way
-Heat
-Jody to the rescue
-Slept in the back of Del Taco
-Rancho Cucamonga niceness
-Race to finish
-MWPHGL of California
-Arrival meal
NEW YORK
============
-On ABC's Here and Now
:EOF
