AND HE'S OFF!!

Dad took off from Bend, OR at 8:15 this morning headed for San Diego with a quick stopover in Portland. He was due to get into San Diego at 12:40 pm where the "trail angels" were going to meet him and his hiking partners (who got there about 45 minutes earlier) and take them home, feed them dinner, put them up for the night in what will probably be their last real "bed" for a while and then feed them a breakfast in the morning before taking them to the trail head!! He said that his pack weighs 16 lbs. Doesn't sound like much, but when you've carried it every day for over 2600 miles, I bet he'll beg to differ!

Still can't believe this is all really happening and hope for super days ahead for dad. I know there will be times that he thinks he's "crazy" for doing this, but how is one to ever know, unless they try it. Good luck dad, Happy Walking, and walking and walking...!!