What a wonderful sight!
The opening ceremonies included the Pledge of Allegiance,
singing the national anthem, a prayer of blessing by the Navajo Nation, 
and a flyover by an actual Huey helicopter that flew in Vietnam. 
After the opening, we were on our way to our first official stop, lunch in Needles, California (at a cool 102 degrees). We were served a lunch that included very good grilled hamburgers. I'm impressed that someone could stand in that heat over a hot grill!
From Needles, we traveled to our first overnight stop, Williams, Arizona. We arrived in Williams by conducting a motorcycle parade all the way through town and back again. I believe the whole town turned out. We were then treated to dinner at the local American Legion Post.
They really put on a meal: barbecue beef brisket, roast turkey, fresh corn on the cob, southwestern beans, and skillet potatoes!
Although the food was great, the real pleasure came from seeing total strangers giving back to their communities and us to assist us in traveling across the country. We passed under one interstate bridge in the middle of the desert and the entire bridge was lined with people supporting us! More tomorrow, hopefully.
Today's essential question: Why is it important to be involved in community service?
4 comments:
Duane,
It looks like you are having a great time. I hope the rest of your journey is awesome. That menu sure is making me hungry.
Take care,
Jason Hughes
Good luck to you and I hope your weather holds. We have been experiencing rain for the past two days but the trees and flowers are lovely shades of green.
I hope you have a wonderful trip and the weather holds for you. We have had several days of rain; however, the leaves and flowers are lovely shades of color.
On the Central route I put 8448 miles on in 31 days. I would go again tomorrow.
Thank you all-
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