From the 7th of June till the 29th of June we made Hell's Crossing from Los Angeles across the Sonora Desert to Phoenix, the part from Indio to Phoenix being the most difficult. This is some of the most difficult riding and walking I have ever done.

We have a lot of trucker friends who watched us make our progress day by day through some of the toughest desert stretches of the South West, temperatures reaching to at least 112 degrees with very long distances between water.

We are now past Phoenix in Apache Junction, Arizona resting family and horse, catching up on videos and taking a few weeks to prepare for the next leg of our journey.

We are now 1/3 of the way across the US.

www.youtube.com/akhazauh for latest videos

www.akha.org for recent web update

I continue to spread the word about the Akha people and their situation in Thailand to all who will take time to listen. 

We are happy for a safe but difficult trip thus far.

We hope to hear from more of you.

The Queen of Thailand needs to give back the land of the Akha people.

The missionaries need to return the Akha children back to their families.

Matthew McDaniel