The 750 mile ride...

At 11 in the morning, yesterday, I was just 5 miles from the New Mexico/Texas border... And then after walking through the rain I was picked up and the lady brought me all the way to Conway, AK.  750 miles...
I am grateful for her and the long car ride.
She went back to Ft. Worth,  and so I gave her some advice...
People are very helpful,  and some are awesome.
So,  in 15 minutes I will be heading out east.
Take care,  and enjoy some pictures...

Tatum, the wonderful community...

Greetings to all of my friends and family out there... :)

Today I will be heading out at 9 am from Tatum, and heading east to the New Mexico/Texas border, and then on to Plains, TX which is about 30 miles.

Since my laptop will only upload pictures from an old phone, I guess I will be using that instead of the new one I have. So that is the reason there are no pictures as of late.

Here I have made some wonderful friends and have enjoyed the time.  The pastor at the local church allowed me to stay inside for the past two days, (this church is nice, and the people here are very friendly) and it has been a great time.

Yesterday, 5 adults and four children went door to door in town to hand out flyers for the upcoming revival they are going to be having here.  The children did most of the handing out, as the adults supervised.
There was a pizza dinner after that, and later the pastor asked me to give my testimony.

I stood for a few minutes talking about my experiences and how I came to want to walk across the US. That was my first ever public talk.  Surprisingly, I was not very nervous...

Well, I would like to thank the people here in Tatum for their kindness and understanding.  You all have been a great blessing to me and I hope that in my travels I will see you all again!

I'm off to Plains, Texas.

:D

Tatum, New Mexico...finally! lol

Here I am now in Tatum, NM.
How have you all been?
I hope doing well.  :)
Now, 3 days from Roswell, and a lot less hair...
So my hair was 7 inches long, and just long enough to get it cut. The guy who cut it, Joaquin, was awesome!
He put it in a tail, used his trimmers, and a few minutes later... GONE! Donated to Locks of Love.  :)
Finally, after a year of growing it out, it is short again.  I am happy to donate it and seeing that it was a promise to my father in Heaven, I am happy to honor it.
The trip so far has been great, a little less stressful and a lot more rewarding.
The next stop is going to be the state line...Texas and New Mexico.
Then on to Plains Texas.  I think that I will be there for about 2 days or so, depending on what is there.
Until then,
Y'all take care now ya hear! (Getting into my Texas spirit...lol)
Until next stop!
 :D

Getting out of the mountains...

Welcome to Roswell...

Lets begin where I said I would...
As I was walking Highway 70 from Ruidoso, New Mexico, to Roswell, I happened upon a group of people riding horses.
As I got closer, I saw two four wheelers, and three riders.
I watched as the horses crossed the highway and Whoomp! one of the horses lost its footing and down it went!
But all was well and both rider and horse were ok.  Walking up, a lady on one of the four wheelers asked me if I was hungry.  I said I was and she invited me up the hill to enjoy a hotdog.
Once I got to the top...
I saw horses and trucks and horse trailers and a whole host of folks enjoying themselves.
Getting nervous, I followed the other two ladies on the second four wheeler, and made our way to the house.
The view was wonderful, and the folks were just as great.  I walked up the stairs to the deck, and heard dance music.
At the top of the deck I met the owner of the house, and she invited me to get some hot dogs, and salad.
It was a great trail ride party, and one they have every year.
I made my way around and met some of the people.  Just a happy group and I was equally as happy to join them.
The party lasted through the night, and I watched others as they danced and I danced one time, forgetting that I was not a dancer and my moves were rusty...
But all in all I had a ton of fun.
They allowed me to spend the night and in the morning I got a ride to Roswell, New Mexico.
That was a wonderful experience, and I really hope that on my travels, I will be able to meet up with that wonderful family again!
The only pic that I have is of my friends new baby girl...
Here is Mia Volkmann, (off to the right) just a few days old when the picture was taken...

Going back on the road!

An update to the trip across America for change...
I left El Paso, Texas, and traveled by foot to Alamogordo, New Mexico. About 25 miles into New Mexico, a nice woman gave me a ride the rest of the way...
Stayed a few nights with my friend Laura, and then was on my way to Tularosa, NM.
My next part of the trip was today and I made it to Mescalero, Native American Reservation.
It was about 17 miles and took me from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm.
Starting at 9 am tomorrow, I will be on my way to Ruidoso, NM.  I will update the blog tomorrow when I get to the McDonald's there.
I am going to upload some pics in the next blog.
Hope that you all have a great time and remember to always keep in touch.
Adieu!
:)