It was the first walk that I participated in with Monica. It turned out to be the most memorable as we had the fortune of being photographed by Paula Lerner, who was putting together a photo documentary with Deb Murphy. That project resulted in book called "Why We Walk." The book is still available at many brick and mortar book stores and most online book stores.

The photos that you see here are a small sample of the photos that Paula captured as Monica and I walked the route to Washington. I chose to provide to you the pictures that I felt best captured our trek that weekend.

This walk was the inaugural appearance of my alter ego "Mohawkman." It would also be the last walk that Monica was able to complete.

This walk changed my life forever. Not only did it bring me closer to Monica, it set the framework for the walks that I would do in the future. I learned some very valuable lessons that weekend. I learned that Monica deserved not only a supporting husband at home. She needed a man who would step up to the plate and support her when the pain was at its worst. The embraces that you see here were expressions of raw emotion. Nothing was staged in those shots.

The love we shared together that weekend carried us to the end of her life. It also set in motion my passion to continue walking no matter the outcome.

The photos on this page are shown courtesy of Paula Lerner.