April 23 – A 375 mile drive from Oakland, past Reno, mountain ranges of 5000 ft. with snow and icy rain, then into the desert, til reaching Winnemucca, NV. April 24 – Easter Sunday, another 350 miles through Nevada, out-running a hail storm with dark clouds behind , blue skies ahead. East for Easter. Gorgeous mountain scenery on 80 east, entering into Utah, to Salt Lake City, mountain time zone. April 25 – Another 300+ miles today through majestic snow covered mountains, altitude of 7700 ft. into the beautiful red rock canyons of Grand Junction, CO. April 26 – Water healing ceremony on the Colorado River. April 27 – Sight-seeing at the Colorado National Monument Park, with breath-taking scenery similar to the Grand Canyon and Sedona. April 28 – Another 300+ miles across the Rocky Mountains, with highest altitude of 12,000 ft over the Vail Pass, then into Denver, CO.,
parking at Park Hill United Methodist Church through May 2. April 29 – Buy peace pole and begin writing the words Peace, Hope, Inclusive, Acceptance. In the evening, dinner with the National Black Caucas. April 30 – Peace Pole planting at Park Hill Church. Media interview in afternoon. May 1- Church services at Park Hill at 9 and 11. Dinner with Elizabeth Bradden. May 2- Another 300+ miles today from Denver, through Wyoming and into Nebraska. Meet with Grandmother Rita and her son Nathan in the Walmart parking lot. May 3- Nathan escorts the team to Grandma Rita’s house on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. May 4- Buy peace pole and write words, Peace, Compassion, Fortitude, and Generosity. Nathan takes the team to a local homeless shelter and a Oyate Lakota meeting. Meet with Lakota Grandfather Garvard Goodplume,
with an radio interview with Audri on Talking Drum in D.C. Return to Grandmother Rita and her sister, Grandmother Beatrice for a private family sweat lodge with the team followed by a traditional Lakota feast at midnight. May 5- Visit with Grandmothers Rita and Beatrice. The team makes a dinner for the family. May 6- Peace Pole Planting Ceremony. Nathan and Grandmother Rita personally escort the team and their caravan through the reservation as a send off for their 300 mile drive to Mitchell, SD.
