The Walk for THE WALK Tour is a walk
across America from Malibu, California
to Washington, D.C. taking the design for
a liner museum of American History
called: THE WALK to the public.
This project is to introduce this new
design for an American History Museum
to the American public. The 3800+ mile
walk should also allow people to
understand that we do not
believe it will be an easy project, but
that it is possible to do difficult things
when the desire is there, and like the
history of this continent and this nation,
The Walk has been filled with bright
moments, exhillerating adventures
and some set backs. Each of these
has added to what we are as a nation
and who we are as a people.
TRAVEL - Walking
Across America for
The American History Museum
As we walked the hills of West Virginia, I wondered if the up and down
of these
smaller hills would amount to the same as going over the higher Rockies,
at the
end of the day. Today I would venture along roads from Hurricane, through
St. Albans and one to Dunbar and West Charleston.
Left alone, buildings return to the earth. Other buildings I walked
by only had
their roofs rising above the grass and flowers.
The picturesque scene was one of many along Scary Creek. With the birds
flitting about and the rustle of deer walking just beyond my camera's
reach,
it didn't seem scary, at all.
This horse raised his head, came to say hello for a moment, then returned
to bury
his head in the grass.
This is Scary Ln - a road that changes its name more often than it does
its face.
These versions of llamas (whatevers) were among a small herd being pestered
by a playful donkey.
The little one was curious about the camera and I sitting in the grass
near the
fence and wandered over to investigate.
This is NOT a Muppet. It is an animal. I watched in move about and there
are no
strings or sticks attached. Still, it was a funny looking whateveritis.
While most of what I saw today was a quiet empty road lined with trees,
shrubs
weeds and flowers, there were breaks where animals moved about weathered
gray buildings in deep green grass.
There were many of these small paddle-wheelers along the banks of the
river -
this river that I followed on my way to West Charleston.
Members and Posts of
these organizations have
given us support along
our journey. I hope
this projects serves them
as well as they have served
this nation --
and us while we walk.
The links below can take
you to personal myspace
pages. I hope you will
keep up with what
we are doing, and add
to the project: drop us
a note, suggestions or
comments.
This site follows us as we make our way along America's
roads and highways, but this project is about raising awareness for
a linear museum of American History called: The
Walk.
The project is about one individual and then another:
not one more important than the next, but each a link in the chain we
call "America."
Millions of stories that should never be forgotten, perhaps preventing
some future American from making their mistakes, or leading the next
generation to a brighter future.
Our future is not written in stone. It never was. This
nation was not left to us as a gift. It was left to us as a challenge.
We can do no more. We should do no less.
I hope you enjoy looking
at these pages. Maybe
return to our beginning
and walk with us,
enjoy the things we saw
and maybe laugh at some
of the things we did.
Some suggest we have
lost our minds. Maybe.
May just ask if they
can help us. When I hear
that question, I am forced
to admit, "Many people hope you can."