Walk for Megan

Walk with Megan....My goal has been reached!!

My goal for a 100K walk with Megan has been completed! Over a year's span I completed the commitment to walk in honor of Megan. On the last walk I was fortunate to have her brother, RJ, and his girlfriend, Elizabeth, to accompany me for the last segment of my goal. They were visiting Peggy and I over their college breaks and it worked out well to include them on this final walk.

We started at the Roger Carter Community Center, Ellicott City, MD. The walk took us through the streets of Ellicott City, MD, which had recently been flooded during a major storm. We walked up the hill to some residences and near a church which had been converted into an Historical Museum. Coming on down the hill we came to main street where many of the shops were boarded up or were in a stage of renewal. On Main Street and across the bridge,which crosses the Patapsco River, we ventured and then back across the bridge to the other side of Main Street. We were curious about one antique store along the way, so we decided to pause and go inside. It was filled with many curios...old watches, cigarette lighters, typewriters, costume jewelry, old signs and anything you could imagine. On down Main Street we saw a Syrian cafe and decided it was a good place to take a break and have a snack. We enjoyed some coffee, tea , cocoa and even a small baklava. Now on we went to the last leg of our trip ending up at our starting point.

This walk recalled some connections to Megan and her family. Just as this city had experienced devastation, so too, had our family felt such a loss. At the same time, we noticed several shops on Main Street rebuilding and trying to get their business back in order. We experience now this same directive, although we grieve our loss, we do remember our Megan and walk forward with her.
Go Megan!!!

Previous 95 K
Current 5 K
Total 100K Goal completed..Yea!!