On the walk, we have a few personal vehicles, which are used
as “sag wagons” or “blister buses.” They provide support for the marchers
throughout the day of walking, either by giving them water or gear. If someone
can’t go any further, they get in one of the sag wagons, and if the vehicle
fills up the carful of people are driven to camp to be dropped off.
There are some people on the march who are called spirit
walkers. This means they walk every single step of the march that they signed
up for. Got blisters? Doesn’t matter, walk on them. Break a toe? Well, here’s a
pair of crutches. Keep going.
Mack, a spirit walker, broke his toe a while back, but that doesn't stop him.
While I wasn’t necessarily sure if “spirit walking” was what
I wanted to call it, I had ambitions to walk every step of my path, from Taos
to D.C., as well. I have quickly discovered that this is easier said than done,
and I have a long way to go in developing both my physical and mental strength.
