Rick Hammersley & His Trusty Walking Stick. Photo Courtesy of the Indianapolis Star.

Rick and Valda Hammersley, pre-walk. Photo Courtesy of the Indianapolis Star.

This is where the walk began, at the edge of the Pacific Ocean outside of Bodega Bay, California.

Rick Hammersley starting his walk in Bodega Bay, CA.

Rick Hammersley Walking Hwy 12

Rick Hammersley Walks by the Vineyards in Sonoma and Napa Valleys

Rick Hammersley poses in front of a Sonoma Valley winery.

Sonoma Valley Vineyards

Val Hammersley taking b-roll video of Rick’s Walk.

The first bridge Rick Hammersley crossed on his walk.

Rick stopping to pick up some roadside change.

Windmill

Rick Hammersley Standing. Photo Courtesy of McCook Gazette.

Val the Filmmaker!

The Trusty RV

Sierra Nevadas

Rick after enjoying a big bowl of chili at Cook’s Station, CA

Walking through the Sierra Nevadas

Near Kit Carson Pass

Carson Pass and Carson Spur thwarted Rick on his walk.

Rick Hammersley crosses into the 2nd State on his cross-country walk.

Toiyobe Mountain Range

Rick Hammersley in Nevada Desert

Rick & Val Hammersley Posing for a Picture Wearing Hwy 50 Shirts

Rick & The Duke

Rick Hammersley with Vincent Yu of Taiwan.

Rick as he stands at the Nevada-Utah border

Image courtesy of MARK JOHNSTON/Daily Herald Rick Hammersley walks along Riverbottom Road in Spanish Fork as he crosses Utah for Rick Walks America on Tuesday, May 27, 2008.

Rick Making Some New Friends

Whittle the Wood Rendezvous in Craig, Colorado

Peek-a-boo!

Rick walking with Ed Mason, our Xocai Healthy Chocolate Sponsor, in Utah

Valda Cooling Her Heels in the Yampa River

Yee Haw!

Rick Hammersley in Colorado with brothers Don & Ron Hammersley