Rick and Jane McKinney, the evangelist couple who walked much of Route 66 and now are along Interstate 40 in their Walk to Reclaim America, are laid up for a few days after Rick suffered several injuries. Ironically, the injuries were not sustained on the road. According to their site, Rick on early Friday morning … Continue reading Injuries pull Rick & Jane off the road
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Fat Man says: ‘Hills … what hills?’
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com has been getting a lot of warnings in recent days about how strenuous it is to walk up the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania. But he's not impressed. When I went through these little hills we have out West there were several that were a 6% grade over 12 miles. Now … Continue reading Fat Man says: ‘Hills … what hills?’
Pain Walker takes a brief break
This showed up on Dennis Kinch's Web site for the National Pain Foundation: For those of you tracking Dennis' progress, he has made it to Sanders, Arizona. He has not been 'holed' up in Gallup, New Mexico as some of you were wondering, but he is taking a few days off the road so he … Continue reading Pain Walker takes a brief break
Geezer Riders arrive in Chicago
The Mainichi Daily News in Japan has printed the first installment of a series, detailing the Geezer Tour's trip on Route 66. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley rolled out the red carpet -- the men stayed at the high-end Palmer House and ate at a Szechwan Japanese restaurant. They're being overly cautious, however: We won't be … Continue reading Geezer Riders arrive in Chicago
Bottletree Man has his own blog
I didn't know this until today, but Elmer Long, aka The Bottletree Man of Oro Grande, Calif., has had a blog since November. I discovered his site when he linked to mine. You can go to his site here. It includes his explanation about how he started making sculptures out of discarded bottles. The … Continue reading Bottletree Man has his own blog
One-woman play uses a Route 66 setting
Indian Country Today has an article about Arigon Starr's one-woman show, "The Red Road," at the Autry National Center's Wells Fargo Theatre in Los Angeles. The article describes the play: Loaded with good-natured jabs at everything from Anglos who love Indians to intertribal backbiting, Starr builds empathy for all the characters that converge during a … Continue reading One-woman play uses a Route 66 setting
Fat Man muses about the end of the line
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com on April 10 marked his one-year anniversary of starting his walk, according to his latest journal entry. He's in Pennsylvania and has only 366 miles left to go. He's still 70 pounds from his ideal weight, but he's lost more than 130. He's also musing over an uncertain future once his … Continue reading Fat Man muses about the end of the line
Rick and Jane reach halfway point
Evangelists Rick and Jane McKinney reached the approximate halfway point of their Walk to Reclaim America at Oklahoma City. At this point, they leave Route 66 and will mostly follow Interstate 40 to Washington, D.C. On their site, they talk about the exhaustion of walking 20-22 miles a day, the value of friends, and the … Continue reading Rick and Jane reach halfway point
“Roadfood” authors will soon publish their memoirs
Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the "Roadfood" books and proprieters of Roadfood.com, announced that they will have their memoirs, "Two for the Road," in bookstores on May 5. In their e-newsletter, the Sterns say: Some of the chapters that follow in the book include "Twelve Meals a Day" (how to enjoy the most amount … Continue reading “Roadfood” authors will soon publish their memoirs
Fat Man is below 300 pounds
According to Steve Vaught's latest journal entry on his thefatmanwalking.com site, his weight has dropped to 292 pounds. He started his trek at over 400. He has fewer than 400 miles remaining.