There were gale force winds with gusts from 40 to 60 mph last night, but I decided to start a little later. The wind had lessened, but it was still very windy as I added another 11.5 miles to my walking total, now headed east toward Needles CA on I-40.

Volunteer Rich Combs arrives to help for a week. He's the first in a series of volunteers over the next two weeks.