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AMVETS POST 20
A big thanks to Frank, Jamie and Scooter!

I will write this journal note here, for reasons I hope you will understand, later. We were welcomed with great
warmth, cool water and great hamburgers.

I spent some time with some of the members of
Post 20 before I introduced The Walk to those
who stayed beyond the Bingo Games.

We were invited to come back the next day,
which I felt was a great idea, until I looked at
the walk to Banker and tried to find a way
to do them both. It is just impossible.

We left the post ready to continue our quest
to introduce The Walk to the American
people. Some will think this to be a slow
way to accomplish the task, but listening
to the American people can be as:
or more important, than talking.

DAYS GONE BY:

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OUR PICS FROM OTHER DAYS.
The Journey Began Here
Palisades
Malibu
Santa Monica
El Monte
Pomona
San Bernadino
Adelanto
Baker
Prim/Las Vegas
Las Vegas/Mesquite
St. George
Cedar City
Parowan
Beaver
Richfield
Green River
Moab
Fruita
Grand Junction
Parachute
Rifle, Colorado
Glenwood Springs, Co.
Eagle, Colorado
Vail, Colorado
Silverthorne, Co.
Keystone, Colorado
Idaho Springs
Golden
Denver
Aurora
Limon
Burlington
Goodland, Kansas
Colby, Kansas
Oakley, Kansas
Wakeeney, Ks
Hays, Kansas
Russell, Kansas
Salina, Kansas
Abilene, Kansas
Junction City, Kansas
Manhattan, Kansas

Topeka
Lawrence, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Blue Springs, Missouri
Higginsville, Mo
Concordia, Missouri
Black Water, Mo
Boonville, Missouri
Columbia, Mo
Katy Trail and On
Nostalgiaville
Katy Trail Continues
Katy Trail to St. Charles
East St. Louis, Illinois
Belleville, Il
Okawville, Illinois
Mount Vernon, Il
Burnt Prairie/Grayville, Il
Evansville, Indiana
Leavenworth, In
Corydon, Indiana
New Albany, Indiana
Louisville, Kentucky
Shelbyville, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Lexington (West & North) Ky.
Lexington (East) Kentucky
Winchester, Kentucky
Mt Sterling , Kentucky
Morehead, Ky
Grayson, Kentucky
Ashland, Ky
Huntington, West Virginia
Hurricane, West Virginia
Charleston, WV.
Charleston Hills
South Charleston
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Summersville, WV
Mohongahela National Forest
(Richwood and Marlinton)
Warm Springs, Virginia
Goshen, Virginia
Staunton, VA
Harrisonburg, VA
New Market, VA
Luray, VA
Sperryville, Virginia
Warrenton, VA
Fairfield, Virginia
Arlington, Virginia
Washington D.C.
Lorton, Virginia
Fredricksburg, VA
Ashland, VA
South Hill, VA
Graham, North Carolina
La Grange, Georgia
Opelika, Alabama
Pensacola and our Summary

Email:
Natt
D.Anson
Steven

FLORIDA

OUR TOUR DATES
California and Nevada - Arizona and Utah
Colorado -- Kansas -- Missouri
Illinois -- Indiana -- Kentucky -- West Virginia
Virginia and Washington, D.C.

JOURNAL ENTRY

This was a great day. A former Marine; George Newton used his card to give us a tank of gas. I think if you put your nose to the tank there might have been the faint oder of fuel -- not much more.

I began my journey to Barstow, knowing I would be picked up and brought back to AMVETS Post 20 later in the evening.

I made my way across the desert and along Historic Route 66. "There are a lot of great things to see along Route 66," I thought, "just not here." I was going to be proven wrong.

Natt called to tell me he was going to pick me up to meet with the vets and friends of Post 20. I told him I was just beyond an ostrich farm and continued to walk.

There it was. Roy Rogers Double R Bar Ranch. I stood looking at a sign that informed the public the ranch would be auctioned. I didn't know quite what to think. Roy Rogers is not a celebrity. He stands in my mind as a true American Hero.

The sixties were filled with powerful events. While it would be difficult to say a single one changed the course of American History, Roy Rogers heroism went unsung but I do not believe any other single American could have done what he did, much less would have.

The nation was being over-run by a bunch of people calling themselves Hippies, which became a term many Americans used like so many names used to describe groups of people we just don't like.

These hippies were beginning to toss the America flag over their shoulders as if it were a poncho and others fashioned clothing from our national banner. This seemed more than Americans could stand. A public uproar led to a group of Federal Elected Officials to fashion a law that would make it a crime to wear anything that looked like an American Flag as clothing. This seemed a done deal. There was no one or nothing that could stop the law from taking effect -- or so most of the nation believed.

That was the moment in history the quiet handsome cowboy actor became a national hero. It was not loud. That was not his way. He simply showed up wearing a shirt made of stars and stripes. America didn't know what to do. Hippies had to rethink what they believed about rednecks and rednecks had to rethink what they thought about hippies.

The issue was dead. We could not distroy the Constitution to protect Our Flag, regardless of what emotions that might rise from how some choose to display it.

This is just what I would like to see, not what I am likely to see -- someone step forward. When the Alamo was in danger of being distroyed, Mrs Johnson stepped forward, bought it and gave it to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. I would like to find a Savior for the Double R Bar. Someone who could buy it and set it up as a shrine so Americans could understand the quiet heroism of this great American icon.

I had the opportunity to talk with Scooter, who knew Roy much better than did I, having only had one encounter with him years ago. He picked me up as I hitch-hiked down the road and found me a job for a few days on a neighbor's ranch. Scooter, much like Roy Rogers is a quiet spoken Gentleman: in every sense of the word.

When the Double R Bar sells, I will shed a tear. I hope others do.


AMVETS POST 20 A big thanks to Frank, Jamie and Scooter! I will write this journal note here, for reasons I hope you will understand, later. We were welcomed with great warmth, cool water and great hamburgers. I spent some time with some of the members of Post 20 before I introduced The Walk to those who stayed beyond the Bingo Games. We were invited to come back the next day, which I felt was a great idea, until I looked at the walk to Banker and tried to find a way to do them both. It is just impossible. We left the post ready to continue our quest to introduce The Walk to the American people. Some will think this to be a slow way to accomplish the task, but listening to the American people can be as: or more important, than talking. DAYS GONE BY: FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW TO SEE OUR PICS FROM OTHER DAYS. The Journey Began Here Palisades Malibu Santa Monica El Monte Pomona San Bernadino Adelanto Baker Prim/Las Vegas Las Vegas/Mesquite St. George Cedar City Parowan Beaver Richfield Green River Moab Fruita Grand Junction Parachute Rifle, Colorado Glenwood Springs, Co. Eagle, Colorado Vail, Colorado Silverthorne, Co. Keystone, Colorado Idaho Springs Golden Denver Aurora Limon Burlington Goodland, Kansas Colby, Kansas Oakley, Kansas Wakeeney, Ks Hays, Kansas Russell, Kansas Salina, Kansas Abilene, Kansas Junction City, Kansas Manhattan, Kansas Topeka Lawrence, Kansas Kansas City, Kansas Blue Springs, Missouri Higginsville, Mo Concordia, Missouri Black Water, Mo Boonville, Missouri Columbia, Mo Katy Trail and On Nostalgiaville Katy Trail Continues Katy Trail to St. Charles East St. Louis, Illinois Belleville, Il Okawville, Illinois Mount Vernon, Il Burnt Prairie/Grayville, Il Evansville, Indiana Leavenworth, In Corydon, Indiana New Albany, Indiana Louisville, Kentucky Shelbyville, Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky Lexington (West & North) Ky. Lexington (East) Kentucky Winchester, Kentucky Mt Sterling , Kentucky Morehead, Ky Grayson, Kentucky Ashland, Ky Huntington, West Virginia Hurricane, West Virginia Charleston, WV. Charleston Hills South Charleston Fayetteville, West Virginia Summersville, WV Mohongahela National Forest (Richwood and Marlinton) Warm Springs, Virginia Goshen, Virginia Staunton, VA Harrisonburg, VA New Market, VA Luray, VA Sperryville, Virginia Warrenton, VA Fairfield, Virginia Arlington, Virginia Washington D.C. Lorton, Virginia Fredricksburg, VA Ashland, VA South Hill, VA Graham, North Carolina La Grange, Georgia Opelika, Alabama Pensacola and our Summary Email: Natt D.Anson Steven FLORIDA OUR TOUR DATES California and Nevada - Arizona and Utah Colorado -- Kansas -- Missouri Illinois -- Indiana -- Kentucky -- West Virginia Virginia and Washington, D.C. JOURNAL ENTRY This was a great day. A former Marine; George Newton used his card to give us a tank of gas. I think if you put your nose to the tank there might have been the faint oder of fuel -- not much more. I began my journey to Barstow, knowing I would be picked up and brought back to AMVETS Post 20 later in the evening. I made my way across the desert and along Historic Route 66. "There are a lot of great things to see along Route 66," I thought, "just not here." I was going to be proven wrong. Natt called to tell me he was going to pick me up to meet with the vets and friends of Post 20. I told him I was just beyond an ostrich farm and continued to walk. There it was. Roy Rogers Double R Bar Ranch. I stood looking at a sign that informed the public the ranch would be auctioned. I didn't know quite what to think. Roy Rogers is not a celebrity. He stands in my mind as a true American Hero. The sixties were filled with powerful events. While it would be difficult to say a single one changed the course of American History, Roy Rogers heroism went unsung but I do not believe any other single American could have done what he did, much less would have. The nation was being over-run by a bunch of people calling themselves Hippies, which became a term many Americans used like so many names used to describe groups of people we just don't like. These hippies were beginning to toss the America flag over their shoulders as if it were a poncho and others fashioned clothing from our national banner. This seemed more than Americans could stand. A public uproar led to a group of Federal Elected Officials to fashion a law that would make it a crime to wear anything that looked like an American Flag as clothing. This seemed a done deal. There was no one or nothing that could stop the law from taking effect -- or so most of the nation believed. That was the moment in history the quiet handsome cowboy actor became a national hero. It was not loud. That was not his way. He simply showed up wearing a shirt made of stars and stripes. America didn't know what to do. Hippies had to rethink what they believed about rednecks and rednecks had to rethink what they thought about hippies. The issue was dead. We could not distroy the Constitution to protect Our Flag, regardless of what emotions that might rise from how some choose to display it. This is just what I would like to see, not what I am likely to see -- someone step forward. When the Alamo was in danger of being distroyed, Mrs Johnson stepped forward, bought it and gave it to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. I would like to find a Savior for the Double R Bar. Someone who could buy it and set it up as a shrine so Americans could understand the quiet heroism of this great American icon. I had the opportunity to talk with Scooter, who knew Roy much better than did I, having only had one encounter with him years ago. He picked me up as I hitch-hiked down the road and found me a job for a few days on a neighbor's ranch. Scooter, much like Roy Rogers is a quiet spoken Gentleman: in every sense of the word. When the Double R Bar sells, I will shed a tear. I hope others do.	Thanks to Jamie and her friends at Post 20 The Guys and Gals of Post Twenty during the Bingo Game His self-introduction was, "They call me Scooter." Really, really Great Hamburgers! It looks like the trail ahead will be green - Oops. This reminds me; and may be, the scene from episodes of The Lone Ranger It seems strange that I was thinking about Roy Rogers' Tumbling Tumbleweeds as I walked away from taking this photo. This is Natt. Maybe he needs Roy's guns? A cottontail moving around the Double R Bar Ranch This small Palamino was at the Double R Bar. I think she is looking at the camera. Happy Trails - Yes, Roy. And, to you.