Kevin Schallert is 26 years old and working toward recovery from spinal cord injury. His enthusiasm and tremendous passion for life have made him the favorite patient in the ICU and now the rehabilitation clinic. He plays the song “We are the Champions” while learning to walk again and is an inspiration to everyone who has come in contact with him.
Here is a picture of him in his Halloween costume in 2014 as a viking!
Rebecca and Tim are 27 year old urban planners. Rebecca is Kevin’s cousin’s cousin. They have been wanting to walk across the US for a while and are finally going to do it. They are taking inspiration from Kevin and plan to push through the chafing, sunburns, hard sleeping surfaces, bugs, rattlesnakes, and lack of showers to make it to the end of the road. To contact Rebecca and Tim, email WalkUSA2015@gmail.com. Here they are on January 1, 2015.
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You are AMAZING! And inspiring! After reading your adventures, I bought myself a FitBit One. I’ll never be in your league, but I love my FitBit and the healthy changes it is bringing to my life. I push myself just a bit more every day, and have set new milestones several times already. We can’t wait to hear more about your training and The Walk! Love you!
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Thanks Laura (and Bob of course!) We love to think that walking isn’t only helping us! 🙂
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Such a pleasure to meet you in the airport on Saturday morning! I can’t wait to see updates along your journey 🙂
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Kelsey! Thanks! It’ll be great to know you’re watching along the way!
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We would love to host you for meal, laundry. showers and comfy bed if your travels bring you along Hwy 9, 77 or 36 through Kansas.
We will also show you our historic campus and the county that has the names of the Donner-Reed Party that had th wait to cross the Big Blue River and camped by the Alcove Spring on the Oregon-California Trail.
This town also has hidden history to Amelia Earhart’s family and you may get to stay in “her room” that is full of proof of her finest work in aviation, social justice, and fashion for the active woman that enjoys fun and adventures 🙂
We will share food from our organic gardens and would love to hear of your adventures or set up a Google Hangout so you can visit with friends and family or make a YouTube video so people can hear an update and donate to your cause.
Vaya con Dios!
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We’re not going to be that far south unfortunately, or we’d love to! But we’d still love for you to follow along as we go!
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Hope you read “Bold Spirit”
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We haven’t yet, but we’ll put it on our list!
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Mr.porcelli my gym teacher sent me here i wish to join your journey thank you email me at marco porcheeli
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You can follow the blog by email in the bottom right corner of the blog! That way you’ll get emails every time we post! We’re also on Twitter and will try to remind everyone when we post that way as well @6million_steps
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YAY!!!!!!! you guys are on the move!!! Keep Strong!!
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Hope you enjoyed your stay at Rail Road Flat, Trout Hollow. Craig & Bobbi LaFargue
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It was one of our best nights of camping (except for the mosquitoes)! We slept very well. Thank you!!
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I saw you on 50 on my way out of Dayton, I was wondering where you 2 were going. Awesome
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I hope you honked and waved!
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I met you in Murphys CA good luck on your journey!
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We remember you! Keep your eyes open for your postcard (in a month or so).
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Thank you for sharing your story about your journey with me and the Sunday school kids in West Point. Have a safe and fun field trip. 🙂
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Nicole, thank you for all being so excited about it! West Point is still one of our favorite on the trip.
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what a great inspiration for everybody including all Rebecca’s relatives in french Canada.Merci et bonne route.
Denis
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Thank you Denis! I heard you were telling your grandkids about this trip! Maybe they’ll be inspired to walk across Canada!
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You also inspire my son, my daughter and others. Keep going, we are all following both of you.
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I hope those shoes are really helping you guys along this journey!
I just came across the business cards you gave us while we were helping you find the perfect walking shoes!
I’m Glad to see your progress is going well! I will fill in everyone at the walking company next time I am there!
Best Regards,
Liz
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Liz, thanks! We really liked those shoes! (We had to get new ones in Salt Lake City!) And we loved our experience with you guys, it really helped us figure out what we needed!
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Rebecca and Tim,
Hope the last stretch of your journey is treating you well! Just got your article published in the Julesburg Advocate and am addressing envelopes to mail two out as we speak. It was great to meet you both and tell your story! Good luck!
Jennessa Conlan
Julesburg Advocate Reporter
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Our families got the newspaper! We’re excited to see it when we pass through Chicago! Thanks so much, it was great to meet you.
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We met you in Marengo, Iowa. You are on an amazing adventure as have we been as full time motorhomers for the past six years. The best of good fortune on your walk across our beautiful country.
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It was great to meet you both! It’s wonderful to know there are others enjoying the country whenever they can!
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Hi Tim saw you give the biggest smile as I opened the bucket of watermelon slices east of victor, and again saw you east of Ladora, you are in our prayers
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Thank you! Feel free to stop by with watermelon any time :). It is wonderful to meet people like you on the road!
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Soooo proud of rebeccatim for what your are doing……you are an inspiration …..Enjoy the rest of your journey……..Love you
Marie
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Good luck and courage until your very last milestone…. you two are true inspiration. Safe journey xxxx
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you are still in our prayers,
blessings sent
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Enjoyed meeting you in New Haven, IN August 8th. Good Luck and God Bless You both on the rest of your journey.
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I saw you guys in Van Wert, Ohio on Aug. 10
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We met you in Delphos, Ohio at the Creamery! God speed and stay safe
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I think this is cool! A great inspiration. I wouldn’t personally be able to do it but I think it’s awesome you are. I’m from Ohio and as we speak you are camping in my back yard! Im glad I got a chance to meet you and thank you for sharing your story with us! I wish you luck on the rest of your journey!!
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Thank you! And thank you for letting us camp in your back yard! I hope your son’s birthday was great and that your yard sale weekend is a success!
It’s people like you (and your friends who saw us on the road later today) who make this trip worth it!
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So where are you today, 16 August, 2015
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That day we were in Wadsworth, OH. Today we’re around Alliance! Almost to Pennsylvania!
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Great learning about your progress! Keep us posted.
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Thanks! We’re trying our hardest to get the blog up to date by the time we reach New York so we can live blog the ending!
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GREAT! Looking forward to your up dated blog! Stay Safe and know you both are in our prayers!
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Thanks for staying with us last night and sharing photos and your stories!
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Thank you and your whole family for making us feel so welcome and for saving us from the rain storm!
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A true inspiration.. Safe and happy travels to you both!
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Thanks Crystal!
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Hi, I meet you guys@ Wendy’s today hope your travels are safe. Your both very inspirational good luck to you and Kevin🍀
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Carrie, you are amazing and saved us so much struggle!! Thank you!!
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Looks like your getting close to the end of your trip,congads! I met you in Utah, at Lodgepole campground. Good luck.
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Yep! We’re almost there! Hopefully we’ll be live updating by the time we get to New York!
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I just met these nice young people (Tim and Rebecca) today, they gave me even more inspiration to realize my dream of seeing the world through my own eyes.
God bless you and keep you through the last part of your trip.
Thank You for talking with my son and myself and I hope you stopped for ice cream 🙂
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You kids stay safe. Just met ya in Washington n.j
Hope when my daughter is older she does something like the 2 of you did. Very cool
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You two just keep on “truckin” Sorry you didn’t get to see cows in NJ but they are here in Warren County believe me. Just had to sit and wait for you to come up that hill so we could verify what we thought the backpack said “SF to NY” WOW!
The Feller’s of Port Murray NJ
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Bravo pour votre courage et votre générosité. Nous sommes avec vous!
Congratulations for your courage and generosity. We are with you!
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It was nice meeting you today in Arby’s in rockaway nj. Good luck on the last stretch
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WHAT AN ADVENTURE TO FOLLOW! TO THE BOTH OF YOU……HOO….RAH! BOTH OF YOU HAVE RENEWED MY BELIEF IN THE GOODNESS OF YOUR GENERATION! (P.S. TO TIM!) IF YOU DON’T PUT A RING ON REBECCA’S FINGER YOU WOULD BE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE! TRUST ME AS A FELLOW HOOSIER SHE’S A “KEEPER”!
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Rebecca and Tim: Congratulations on completing your journey. I am impressed with your tenancity to see such a difficutl goal to completion. Regarding the Butte fire: it was very destructive, burning 500 homes and structures. Fortunately Trout Hollow is safe as the fire did not make it this far, stopping about 5 miles away. I hope you write the book. If you are ever out this way, please look us up. We’d love to host you again and you can even sleep in the house if you wish!
Bobbi and Craig LaFargue, Rail Road Flat, CA
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