Where in the world is Gary?

Posted: Friday, September 04, 2009

In his latest adventure to raise funds for Kinship Partners, Gary Walters and his son, Jackson, are Rollerblading to Washington, D.C.

Check out his progress through Wednesday: The Walters continued on a trail system through Pennsylvania, this time on one where the old railroad bed was covered with limestone, which made travel harder but not as difficult as using a road system. Toward the end of the day the limestone had washed away exposing the rock below, resulting in seven crashes for Gary, though none resulting in injury.

Miles traveled: 48 miles.

Total miles traveled: 950 miles.

Total funds raised: $11,120 in donations.

Daily destination reached: Near Sommerset, Pa.

Mile musings: "In a 10-mile distance I went down seven times. None were painful, just embarrassing. As I was moving over this ground slower, in six of the falls I just went down on my face. I had all the pads on so no real booboos. On one fall I really tried to catch myself, thus I went down into a roll and off the trail. Again, no injury, just looked really cool."



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