Walk to end Alzheimer's

This morning after waking up with a migraine I headed down to the Riverfront to walk a 5k in my efforts of finding a cure for Alzheimer's.  Now mind you I NEVER go anywhere by myself especially to a city but none the less I'm trying to expand my horizons a little bit.

Sign at the beginning of the walk.

I wasn't sure what to expect as I have normally participated in Breast Cancer Events but I thought that there was a pretty good turn out for the event.  Not sure of what to expect I headed down early just in case I wasn't sure of where to go.  Note to self for next time: Remember to bring headphones!  Being by myself for over an hour before the actual opening ceremony began I was a bit bored.

Ready to get started.

I was surprised at how many kids were participating.  Then again most people that participated were families.  They handed out garden flowers that we were to write why we participated on the petals or leaves.  Each color represented something different.  Blue was for those who have been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's.  Yellow was for family members of those currently living with dementia or Alzheimer's.  Orange is you are just there to support the good cause.  Lastly purple was for those who lost somebody that had dementia or Alzheimer's.

 I walked in memory of my Great Aunt Margaret Harmon.

They didn't do much for an opening ceremony but had live music to entertain people while waiting to start the walk.  The walk was nice, no hills which surprised me.  We walked right along the river down to a park and then turned around to go back to the start.   At the end of the walk the volunteer workers "planted" our flowers for us to pick.

I love bridges and this was only about an eighth of the way into the walk.

While I was really bored being by myself and forgetting my headphones, I still had fun and am glad I did this today!  For future walks I will definitely remember my headphones and try to plan better and see if more people want to join me!

Almost done with the 5K and I just thought this made for a cool photo.  I have a thing for taking pictures of the American Flag.