Going to bed at 5 a.m. was just another weekend for us. Now we are waking up at that time to go help others in need. We knew it would be worth it, that we were meant to be here. We tried contacting another organization to volunteer and were told they didn’t have any spots available for […]
Read more "Rachel’s Women’s Shelter"From the beginning plans of this trip, we we wanted to run a race while on the road. Our research, up until last week, wasn’t producing any runs that either met our timing or our standards for which charity the proceeds would go to. When Mel came across the Helping Hands Race we knew this […]
Read more "Helping Hands Run"We were greeted in Green Valley, Arizona by the familiar face of our high school English teacher, Dolce. We have been on the road for nearly two months and warmth of a friend’s face never gets old. Dolce and his wife, Judy, opened their home to us gypsies. For the next two nights they offered […]
Read more "The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona"After entering New Mexico, we were able to experience a little bit of everything this state has to offer. We stopped at the Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands National Park, Las Cruces, and the Riverbend Hot Springs, which lies on the Rio Grande River. We even picked up our first hitchhiker. We decided to head to […]
Read more "Karma on the Road"Tougher to explain. But once you get here…You get it. With a population of 2,100 that is the town of Marfa’s motto. In the early 1970s contemporary artist Donald Judd acquired a 45,000 acre ranch and turned a number of abandoned army base buildings into his canvas. He converted hangers, which had been used in […]
Read more "Tough to get to."After two days of abnormal rain here in Texas we woke up welcoming the sunshine! This morning, we partnered with Keep Austin Beautiful. Since 1985 the organization has been preserving the quality of the city. Their vision is simple: for Austin to be the cleanest most beautiful community. Linds and I, plus about 30 locals […]
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