El Paso, and Alamogordo...

Fort Bliss is a major military base here in Texas.  And since I have been here in El Paso, my good friend Francis, and his wife Gail gave me a tour of part of the base where he works.  

I went to Alamogordo to see another friend of mine, Laura.  We went to White Sands National Monument, and had a lot of fun with the youngsters.  Her three children greeted me by jumping on me and taking me down to the ground.  (LOL) I have not seen them in several years, and they have grown!

Laura, her children, Francis and Gail, and I went trick or treating with them.  Their costumes were great.

I am building another CART, and Francis is going to help me with this one.  He is military and has skills that I dont have.  We will get a great cart back out on the road for sure.

My friends as Mystic Wolf  Trading Post have some wonderful Native jewelry.  If you like hand made authentic native jewelry, just check out their page, and let them know.

I still have 4 to 5 days here and I need to make sure that I can get the things I need before I leave.  That means I will need to get supplies in the next few days.

Going to several places and working there to be able to get the things I need.

That is all for today.

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Heading to El Paso, finally

My dilemma...

Dilemma...

I was talking to a guy here in Phoenix and he told me that if I could find someone to take the cart to El Paso, TX, someone who is moving and might be willing to pay me to help them, I would be doing better...

That is an awesome scenario and one that I hope comes true.  How likely am I to find a person going to El Paso, and willing to pay me?

I dont know, but I guess I can start looking.  I only have about 12 hours left, or I will have to get rid of the cart, which is something I didnt want to do.

If anyone here has a suggestion, or knows of someone moving from Phoenix, please let me know...

Getting going again...

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My trip is getting a facelift due to changes, and I am happy to report that I will be getting a Travel-pack and tent later tomorrow.  Then the ticket to El Paso will be in a few days.

I will be leaving monday night for Texas.  It is going to be ok.  The big city of El Paso, and San Antonio are coming up and I am happy to give VTA info out to all to accept.

Lets keep the train moving!  :)

So what I feared has come.

Already I was told by the Arizona Highway Patrol that I am not able to walk on the freeways.  No longer will I.  Today, I made a call to the New Mexico Highway Patrol...

As they have stated to me, people are not allowed to walk on the freeway.

That is not good, and the reason, because from the Arizona/New Mexico border all the way to El Paso, TX, it is interstate the entire way.

That is the only way to get to El Paso, by the way.  I looked, and I have no choice but to dump my cart at a recycle center and get on a greyhound heading to El Paso, TX.

I hate to do this, but I have to accept reality.

Plans have changed once again...

Will update in the next few days.

The change we want to see in the world...

What is waiting for me in Phoenix?

Since arriving here, at about 5 pm, the people have been inviting, and helpful.  No real problems.  This morning I was asked by a police officer to leave the side lot of Safeway.  (I stayed there last night.)  He noticed that the cart was full of cans, and asked me how I was transporting all of it.

I told him the reason I was traveling and what I was doing in Phoenix, and that the cart has wheels.  I was picking up cans along the side of the road to turn in for cash.  He thought that was a great idea.  Seeing that I was on the side of the road almost all day and walking 25 miles (daily), it made sense.

Then he asked me if I needed to find a homeless shelter, and I told him that I didnt need one.  My cart prevents me from going to certain places, and besides, about everything I own will more than likely be stolen.  I am not going to be here for more than 4 days anyway.  He then asked me if I needed anything, and I said no, and thanked him for his concern.  A great guy.  :)

So, I have opted to stay outside and as far away as I can from the public eye.  I understand how annoying it is to have to see people like me on a daily basis.  I get it, I look homeless, and I am an eyesore.  I know that not all people who are homeless, I call myself "houseless", are just scavengers.  Many would rather get things for free, rather than work for it.

I was raised with the mentality to work for my meals/housing/clothing.  Even if I am not offered a meal AFTER I volunteer, I am not worried because I know that there are soup kitchens out there where I can volunteer, and eat after.  This is where I get together with the people in the long lines and let them know that service to their fellow man is the best form of charity.

Leading by example is not easy, but it is rewarding.  You start to see a change in yourself, and in the community.

I may not be in a certain place for a long time, but I know that the time I do spend with these people will forever be implanted in their minds.  That is what I am looking for.  Not that I, personally, want to be remembered, but the things people can do with their time in the community where they live.

Last year, I was watching a half hour YouTube video.  I asked myself, after it ended, what I could have done instead of watching it.  A half hour is not really a lot of time.  Writing this blog, when I am able to, takes about half an hour due to picture uploads and editing.

What can WE do with a half hour?  Well, I will end with a quote from our late president, John F. Kennedy.

"One person can make a difference, and everyone should try."

If everyone gave a half hour of their time every week, things would change quickly.  We are the force that makes the change in our area.  Dont wait for the other guy to start...

Hello to all VTA users and friends of my blog.  :)

Well, I am now in Sun City, AZ.  Just a few miles from Phoenix, and excited about the next week.
First, I want to thank the folks at Wells Country Store for the wonderful pizza, and the convo.

Stephanie was especially wonderful.  We chatted outside, (rather I chatted her ear off) for about 15 minutes as I explained what my trip was about.  She took a picture of me holding my sign.

Yes, I have been collecting aluminum cans from Yuma to here in Sun City.  That is another way to make some money on the trip.  (I dont like asking people for money, so since I go and volunteer my time in each city I arrive in, there is always a way to earn money.)

In Phoenix tomorrow, and will be there for 4 days.  I wanted to spend a week, but my time is limited due to the cart breaking down.

Here are some more pics from Wickenburg, to Sun City...

The pedestrian walkway across the Hassayampa River, and some history of Wickenburg on a board next to the river.  Hassayampa means “following the water as far as it goes.”  It is also known as the river that runs upside down.  This is because most of it runs underground.

I do not know what made this flowering plant so special, but when I passed by it, the ENTIRE thing was covered with bees, wasps, a few butterflies, and flies.  It was the only plant as far as I could see, and I guess the bugs REALLY liked it...
The couple here gave me a huge bag of cans, and also helped me to get on my way again.  :) 

This is the site of Tiki Rick.  He is listed in the book, "Weird Arizona".  This is just outside Wickenburg.

My cart at the Wishing Well Park.  This is about 2 hours before my cart got full of cans.

My new friend Josh.  He was very nice to listen to my VirtaCoin speech.  Thanks bro, and the sandwich was awesome!  (y)

That was it.  Wickenburg to Sun City is 40 miles.

Phoenix is just a few miles away, and finally I am here!  :)

Second photo is the 439th Ave. before getting to Wickenburg.  The first is the "Jail Tree" in the center of town.

Wickenburg, AZ.  Will be heading south along highway 60 to Phoenix later today.

Will be working a little at the soup kitchen here, and will meet some real neat people.  :)

Keep an eye in my blog for the latest updates.

Take care everyone!

Thanks to all those who view this blog.  I am doing this for several reasons, and the most important is to give the people of the world a first hand view of how life is supposed to be lived.

I go into communities and volunteer my time.  I give of myself, LEAD BY EXAMPLE, and show communities how to end hunger and homelessness.

If I didnt LEAD BY EXAMPLE, then I would just be another person doing nothing.  We all can do something in our communities, and if you already are, then good for you.  You are someone who cares about others, and gives to see the people you serve smile.

They in turn will do the same.  It is a "pay it forward" sort of thing, and one that you do every day.

Here are some pics from the trip after Fortuna Hills.

Out by the Yuma Testing Site...

My friends Sasha, and Cosmo at McDonalds in Quartzsite, AZ.

Quartzsite camels...

The Mystic Wolf Trading Post, in Salome, AZ  This place is also a restaurant and a place of great people!  :)

The lone palm tree outside Wenden, AZ

I ran into Jim Tierney going across country from San Diego, to Florida.  He is doing it for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.  Here is his page.

There is more to come.  Keep coming back and see where I will be next, what city I will be doing my service, and what people I meet.

Thanks to the VirtaCoin community for helping me, and believing in me, and for my faithful followers from long ago.  :)

Hello all!

Me just getting one more photo before leaving Yuma

My cart broke and I had to take the wood frame off.  I guess the desert was too much for the nails and screws.  Jolting, rocking back and forth, and climbing hills, the thing just had enough.

The frame is still good and I have decided to make the best of it.  Two old milk crates now hold my belongings, and I received a HUGE umbrella while I was in Fortuna Hills, AZ.

I made some wonderful friends, the guy helped me fix my cart, in Fortuna Hills...

I made more friends there who even took me out to dinner, and even gave me a night sleep at a motel!  (A special thanks to the wonderful couple, I didnt get a picture of the couple, but I did get one of the husband, Chris. Just before this picture, we got into a fender-bender in the church parking lot.  He was helping to transport my cart to the motel.  (Sorry buddy for that... )



Here is the sign I made in Fortuna Hills, after the cart broke and my other signs fell down the side of the hill, (along with my clothes and other things) as I was walking at night! :(

Signs

Here I am going past a cotton mill in...Arizona?  It is real!

Some cotton bales and pics of me too.  :P

Military helos and other at the Yuma Proving Grounds 20 miles east of Yuma, AZ...

I passed the Gila River, that gave its name to the very poisonous lizard, the Gila Monster.  I didnt run into any "monsters" while walking, because I was mostly on Highway 95.

Next was the border patrol checkpoint before getting to Quartzsite, AZ.  (No pic)

And then Quartzsite.  Here we are at the McDonald's and later I will be going to Dollar General to pick up some needed supplies.

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This is my route... San Diego to New York.

START
San Diego, CA--- (Starting point, no longer there.)
El Centro, CA--- (No longer there.)
Yuma, AZ---(No longer there.)
Quartzsite, AZ---((((Just got here.))))
Phoenix, AZ---(Next city, Stay for one week)
Tucson, AZ---(10/19?/2014)
Deming, NM---(10/24?/2014)
Las Cruces, NM---(10/26?/2014)
Alamogordo, NM---(Will be there for one day to see a friend)
El Paso, TX---(11/3?/2014 Stay for one week)
Fabens, TX---(11/13?/2014)
Sierra Blanca, TX---(11/17?/2014)
Van Horne, TX---(11/20?/2014)
Fort Stockton, TX---(11/25?/2014)
Del Rio, TX---(12/1?/2014)
San Antonio, TX---(12/7?/2014, Stay for one week)
Houston, TX---(12/15?/2014, Stay for 3 days)
Beaumont, TX---(12/18?/2014)
Lafayette, LA---(12/21?/2014)
New Orleans, LA---(12/24?/2014, Stay for one week)
2015
Gulfport, MS---(1/2?/2015)
Mobile, AL---(1/5?/2015)
Pensacola, FL---(1/7?/2015)
Tallahassee, FL---(1/13?/2015, Stay for one week)
Live Oak, FL---(1/23?/2015)
Jacksonville, FL---(1/26?/2015, Stay for 14 days)
St. Augustine, FL---(Part of the 14 days stay)
Savannah, GA---(2/14?/2015, Stay for 3 days)
Charleston, SC---(2/21?/2015, Stay for 3 days)
Columbia, SC---(2/27?/2015)
Fayetteville, NC---(3/2?/2015)
Raleigh, NC---(3/5?/2015, Stay for one week)
Norfolk/Newport News/ Virginia Beach, VA---(3/16?/2015, Stay for 3 days)
Richmond, VA---(3/21?/2015)
Fredericksburg, VA---(3/24?/2015)
Washington D.C.---(3/27?/2015, Stay for one week)
Baltimore, MD---(4/5?/2015)
Wilmington, DE---(4/8?/2015)
Philadelphia, PA---(4/10?/2015, Stay for 3 days)
Trenton, NJ---(4/13?/2015)
Wayne, NJ---(4/16?/2015, Stay for one week)
New York City, ((St. James Cathedral)), NY---(5/4?/2015)
END

If you live in any of these towns, just contact me and I will make a point to see you!
See you in Phoenix!  :)

Here are some pics from the trip...
Top pic is David and Cody, looking cool (because we both have the same first name...lol) with the frame of the cart...
Second pic is David and me.
Third pic is David by himself, and the last pic is me by Giss Parkway just about half mile inside Yuma.
And at the Yuma Armed Forces Memorial Park.

Tomorrow there will be more photos to come, and some with the "almost" finished cart, and the final look!  :)