Hey Pilgrims,
I attended a Veterans Day ceremony today and I came up and finally finished up this episode that has been sitting in my computer for a year!
This episode of ipilgrim podcast is a bit different for several different reasons. Here's why.
1) I recorded this episode back in November 2013... that's right, November.
2) I recorded it without Sandy because...
3) I recorded it with a handheld zoom recorder while cooking breakfast in my kitchen.
4) it took a lot of editing because I took out a lot of boring "route talk" and weather talk.
5) I didn't edit Tom or Anthony or their message because...
6) They aren't your typical trekkers.
This recording had duel purposes because I also was writing a newspaper article for my hometown newspaper. If you don’t know, I currently live in rural Nebraska halfway between Omaha and Denver in Nebraska, so I don’t get a lot of visitors out here. But lately, there have been a lot people walking on the highway across Nebraska from Coast to Coast. It has been awesome and there are times I look at them with a bit of envy. I would love to join them. Andrew and Tom walked from Wisconsin to California in November 2013, to support their non-profit organization is called Dryhootch, which is a coffee house in Wisconsin that supports combat veterans dealing with PTSD.
This is an interview that is probably not suitable for certain audiences. Mostly, because the content contains a lot of information about Post Traumatic stress disorder from Combat Vets. There might be some rough language that I have chosen not to edit out. There might be a trigger for someone dealing with PTSD. It’s not probably a show you want your young children to hear
They did finish their walk in California in February. I thought about meeting them at the end since I was in California at the same time. I wanted to include a few links to them and their blog.
And, as an added bonus, the trailer to their documentary about their trek.
ALMOST SUNRISE Documentary Kickstarter Video
Oh, check out the "wolfwalker" video that is also on the link above.
Oh, if you are friends with Sandy on Twitter or Facebook, pop over and wish her a speedy recovery on her foot surgery.
Buen Camino,
Deborah
Nov 12, 2014 @ 04:44
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