2nd Annual Saddlebag Stampede

The day dawned clear and cold, blue skies that stretched to eternity, a slight breeze, sunshine so bright that sunglasses (or squinting) was a must.  Amid cries of "I can't walk that far", or "I've never walked that far",  or "I know I can only do maybe 5 miles", we gathered for a group photo before setting off on our 15.7 mile "walk for charity".

I have mapped us a route along county roads (with very little traffic) beginning and ending at my house, with a stop at a local café for lunch just before we are finished.  We have each been raising money by getting pledges from our friends/families for our miles walked today.

                              These feet are made for walking!

                    Here we go!  One step at a time!

That's Joyce and Diane in one of two support vehicles that will track us and offer us water, sodas, snacks, etc. along the way.

We have walked five miles and most of us are ready for a break!

 

 

 What a great day for a walk!

 

Here we are at almost ten miles into our walk!  Everyone is looking good!  Who said they couldn't walk ten miles??  It is mind over matter.

 

 

 

 

A little rest break works wonders!  Not long till our lunch stop now!

 

 

Jeanne found a large chicken along the way!

We began walking at 9:00 a.m. this morning and by 1:30 p.m. we made it to Cozy's Kitchen where we planned to have lunch.  The food was good however it was extremely slow in getting to us from the kitchen!  But we all lived and after eating something, we were ready to walk the final two miles back to my house.

 

 

This was our support crew today--Joyce, Diane, Suzanne, Gill.

 

And here we are at the end--after walking 15.7 miles!  These are a bunch of tough women! (and Paul!)

The money is still coming in and being tallied for the 2nd Annual Saddlebag Stampede.  We are donating this year's funds raised to Never-E-Nuff Acres, a horse rescue and sanctuary in Waxahatchie, Texas.  I know most of us walkers surpassed what we thought we were capable of doing by walking 15.7 miles!  And for a good cause!  What an awesome group of women, and I am proud to call these Saddlebag women my friends!