We had a 1-night stopover in Pecos on our way to New Mexico, and we just happened to get to a gas station at the same time as a huge group of motorcycles was there for a stop on their way to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C.  They are part of the “Run for the Wall” effort to raise awareness and money for wounded warriors of all wars and actions.

There were probably over 200 motorcycles parked at the gas station.  They were all standing around listening to one man speak, possibly giving them instructions for the next leg of the journey.  There was a police escort; the police blocked one entrance to the station and was forming a loose perimeter around the group so we couldn’t just walk up to someone and talk to them.  When they were ready to leave the police blocked the road going both ways so the motorcycles could all go out as a group.

I caught a couple of pictures with my phone (see below) and here’s a link to the website for the event: http://www.rftw.org/