I’m just outside Lawrence, Kansas right now and have walked a total of 537 miles so far. Yep, that’s right, we are past the halfway mark. In only 4 weeks from tomorrow, I will be arriving in Northfield, MN and will have walked 1000 miles in an attempt to raise money for War Kids Relief. ASM4P is only 4 weeks from completion…4 weeks.

Natural rock formation?

 If you were thinking about donating or fundraising to help us, NOW is the TIME! And please, continue to spread the word about ASM4P and WKR to everyone you know. 

I have a few pictures and stories from my walking the last few days. On Sunday, I had to make an extended stop on my route to be interviewed by Fox4 News out of Kansas City. They sent a reporter out and met me along my route in Perry Kansas. Here is the video clip.

The last few days I have had a lot of people pulling over along the roads I’ve been walking on, asking me if I need a ride. I try and tell everyone who stops who I am and what I’m doing. Unfortunately, there isn’t always enough time to tell them because traffic may force them to keep moving along right away. A few days ago someone pulled over for me, then tried pulling out into traffic without looking and nearly got us both killed.

Danny loved what we are doing for the kids.

With a fresh shot of adrenaline, I had plenty of energy for the remaining 6 miles of my route that day.

Today, a man by the name of Danny recognized me from the Kansas City news broadcast. He saw me as I was walking by a store he was just coming out of. He shook my hand and told me the he and his wife saw me on TV and really liked what we were doing help the kids in Iraq and Afghanistan. He gave me a donation to War Kids Relief right there on the spot. I love to make those connections and meet people in person who really care about what I’m trying to do. Next to meeting up with kids, it’s the best part of ASM4P.

I also was offered a ride by a woman when I was walking along a dirt road outside Lawrence, Kansas. Unlike a lot of roads I walk on, this one had no traffic issues at all, so she could pull over and talk to me a bit. She told me that she was an artist, and is currently working on projects that celebrate female pilots. She told me about something called the Ninety-Nines Organization of Women Pilots, and she takes pictures of members when she finds them. 

She also told me about her friend who has a son who is going into the Army…tomorrow! So we talked a bit about the military, her friend’s son and husband, the current state of children’s future in Iraq and Afghanistan, etc. It was great talking with her!

Tomorrow it looks like I am walking way off the beaten path. I’ll be on nothing but gravel roads for the most part, so I’ll be bringing my camera to capture any adventures I may have along the way…like getting lost!  

I hope you got to see the video I posted yesterday, and got a good laugh at watching me get progressively more and more frustrated. I’ll keep working on it so I can make better videos.

This made it hard to play the staring game with this donkey.

Can someone check if this snake is poisonous?

Dina was secretly taking pictures of me from inside the RV.

If you smoke these, I'm not laughing with you, I'm laughing at you! HAHAHA

- Gunnar