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92-Comfort, TX

In Pecos for one night…we saw a huge group of motorcycles doing the “Run for the Wall”

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/

  

89-Needles, CA

Visiting Needles, CA for a week

We’ve been staying stationery for over a year (except for a brief visit to Casa Grande over the holidays) but the family member we’ve been helping out is feeling much better so we’re able to start heading out a bit more.

So, we headed to Needles for a week, to stay on the Colorado River.  It’s beautiful here although it is in the desert, so it’s certainly not lush.  We were a bit surprised at the wind, it’s been breezy the whole week and a couple of days it’s been downright windy!

We did a day-trip down to Lake Havasu City to see the London Bridge which was interesting.  I was surprised to find that the London Bridge isn’t very old compared to London itself.  But, it was very interesting to know that they dismantled it brick by brick and numbered every brick so they could reassemble it in the desert.

Here are some pictures at the RV park and in Lake Havasu City: