Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com, who is off the road for a few weeks to be under the wing of a personal trainer, talks about the depression from which he suffers and the medication he quit taking in Texas and Oklahoma. He's trying to get to the root of the problem of his obesity. Scroll down … Continue reading Confession time for Fat Man

Rick and Jane McKinney have posted their latest journal entry on their Walk to Reclaim America site. They have an interesting encounter with a security guard on old Route 66 in eastern Arizona -- yet another example that the true purpose of their walk is to touch people. (Note: The journal entry says Feb. 12, … Continue reading More Rick and Jane adventures

Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking, who's taken a several-week hiatus from walking across America, gave a brief update on his home page about his efforts with Eric the Trainer to lose weight. Things have been going great for the past week and I am really proud to report that I have made a lot of progress … Continue reading Fat Man continues to shed pounds

Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com tells more about his hiatus from his walk across America. In short, he realizes he won't reach his weight-loss goal by simply walking. So he's taken a three-week break and has enlisted the help of a trainer to exercise more effectively. The details are on his Feb. 10 journal entry here … Continue reading Fat Man gives more details on his break

The Quay County Sun of Tucumcari, N.M., has a story about Dennis Kinch, the man who's walking Route 66 to raise awareness for the National Pain Foundation. There's this interesting excerpt about his recent trek from Amarillo to Tucumcari: ... Kinch said one enlightened moment happened just last week, when he realized he was at … Continue reading Pain Walker featured in Tucumcari newspaper

Rick and Jane McKinney, the evangelist couple who are heading east in their Walk Across America trek, debated walking on the interstate in eastern Arizona. Instead, they walked on Route 66, mostly through Winslow. They had a much more life-affirming experience (I could have told you that 😉 ), including an encounter with an Navajo … Continue reading Rick and Jane stay off the interstate

Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com gives the reasons why on his Feb. 8 journal: I have decided to take a little time off from walking because I need to break this plateau that I have been at for several weeks. I am going to be focusing primarily on upper body development and nutrition education and practice. … Continue reading Fat Man stops walking … for now

Rick and Jane McKinney, the evangelist couple that is walking east on much of Route 66 in their Walk to Reclaim America, have posted their latest tales from the road. They've covered 550 miles. The most interesting story is their encounter with a ragged couple on the streets of Flagstaff. Rick and Jane say their … Continue reading Rick and Jane make new friends