Day 152

The last-mile crew!

August 25th, 2010



56 Comments

  1. Lois says:

    Home stretch! Woo Hoo!!!

  2. Belle Zora says:

    Sweet sight!

  3. John in MI says:

    Yayyy!!!!!

  4. Amber says:

    Awesome.

  5. Michael in Atlanta (Matt in Rockaway Beach!) says:

    sweet!

  6. Karen in AR says:

    Way to go! Almost there!

  7. Dorinda from Mentor, Oh. says:

    HI MOM!!!

  8. Jeff says:

    Hello Matt’s family. group huggs for you guys……And the finish???

  9. Doris says:

    Yeaaaaaaa, what a site for sore eyes and watery eyes. I LOVE YOU MATT GREEN!!!!!!!!!

  10. Saun in Ohio says:

    yippie ki yay

  11. Candi says:

    Congrats!! Glad we got a chance to talk on the phone today….my mom was hesitant about chasing you down but I told her you both were kindred spirits on the traveling highway!!!

  12. Candice In Alabama says:

    WooHoo! Mom and Dad and the rest and even the plunger handle of death! Woo Hoo!

  13. Jeff says:

    We are family

  14. phyllis from mississippi says:

    yay!!!!! i am so happy for you and sad for me. nice to have known you!!!i don’t know what i’ll talk about now!!!

  15. John in MI says:

    What a great group. Looks like they’re as happy for you as we are!

  16. bullcitymama in NC says:

    YAY!

  17. Dorinda from Mentor, Oh. says:

    Again, this shot looks tropical. Are you sure you didn’t over shoot and end up in Hawaii?

  18. Julie in Cincinnati says:

    Hi everyone!!! Thanks for sharing Matt with us!

  19. Christopher says:

    What a MATT-LY Crew!

  20. Janine says:

    Thank you, Green Family et al, for joining Our Matt! *LOL* How exciting!

  21. Melanie in Rochester says:

    Very very nice! So happy for you!

  22. Jonathan says:

    I WISH I COULD BE THERE!

    • Dorinda from Mentor, Oh. says:

      Aw, are you stuck in classes? That’s gotta be bittersweet for you then too. Sorry you couldn’t make it.

  23. katzien in austin says:

    Way to go Matt!!! I’m so jazzed for you!!!

  24. JC says:

    OK….. Now what happens? LOL

    Seriously Congratulations!!!

    I have loved the 4 months of traveling the country with you.
    But really…. Now what happens?

    I want you to walk back. Hahaha

  25. Gigi says:

    Did you get turns in pushing the Mattmobile? What a sweet pic of the last mile crew. Thanks to the Green family for sharing Matt with us. Hugs to all of you!

  26. Ruthie in CA says:

    Love the last mile crew, warm fuzzy feelings all around.

  27. Michael in Atlanta (Matt in Rockaway Beach!) says:

    MOM!

  28. EDL in MN says:

    Congratulations!!!

  29. Vince in Kansas City says:

    The journey of 3000 miles, began with a single step, Congrats Matt!

  30. MN Roxanne says:

    All great journeys end with FAMILY !! Yeah !!!

  31. Amy in Snoqualmie says:

    Love this. Marine layer still showing in the air. Perfect. Congrats to you Matt. Enjoyed the anticipation of every “refresh” on my computer. Inspiring to say the least.

  32. Craig.. (Yeah in NC!) says:

    DID I MISS IT????
    Did Matt join the Pacific Ocean?
    Where is him in the water??
    Do I trust this picture….??
    I just got home from work!!!
    Some one HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLP me!!!

  33. Ashley says:

    I see Barbara!!! Hi Barbara! Hi Mom! Hi Dad!

  34. Jeff From NJ (was SOMEONE) says:

    YAY!!!

  35. Carolyn says:

    I have been so blessed to vicariously take this journey with you. It has been the highlight of my morning to check in with you. Thank you for sharing. I am glad you are safe.

  36. That is a FANTASTIC picture!! Thank you so much to all of you (the final mile crew) for sharing Matt with us for a while. There have been a great many moments experienced not only on the trek Matt went on…but also here on this site. It’s definitely worth going back and seeing the community that has built up because one person decided to take a trip. It’s all very amazing and again I thank you!!

  37. Don in Tennessee says:

    Hi Mom and Dad and family. I am Don from TN and I am the Mayor of this fine organization called the Matt Green Hobo Nation/Planet. I think I picked the closest dates to Matt’s arrival in Rockaway Beach, OR. I picked Augsaut 23 and 24.

    Your son is of fine character and I am sure you are proud of who he is nd what he has accomplished-by now you know I like Youtube to express my feelings – seeing all of your united smiles made me think of this song-

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDjDL_ks6Gc

    Best wishes to your family in the future and tell Matt I want to meet him someday soon.

    Don
    Mayor of the Hobo Nation/Planet

  38. Julie from Rockaway says:

    It was great to meet your family and sit there on the corner watching you walk that final mile…. great to see and hear the cheers as you made it to the Pacific Ocean

  39. katzien in austin says:

    Nephew, nephew, dad, mom, girlfriend, sister, nephew. Is that right? I think Matt would have given us a caption, but he was wasting no time in reaching the little red caboose. Oh, to have been there, bringing in the team….congratulations to you all!

  40. Wonderful! Just the people you have wanted to see….! All smiles to see you, too! This is better than the plunge into the sea! You have a great family!

  41. Mary says:

    SO Happy for you Matt. It was a pleasure watching your journey [and meeting you]. This is alittle bittersweet, though. You made it safe and sound and now you can put your feet up! But I’m going to miss looking at this country thru your eyes and it was beautiful! I’m kinda sad it’s over, but happy for you.

  42. deb says:

    Oh, oh, oh!! Look how happy they are!! That is so sweet!!
    But what is the plunger of death for? To prod Matt into the Pacific? There was that 17-day stretch without a shower… ;)

  43. Matt from Canada says:

    Way to go Matt!!
    Quite the accomplishment.

  44. Rick Orrell says:

    Cool to see you finally make it! Glad it was a safe trip! Enjoyed (and looked forward to) seeing something new from America’s landscape every evening. Wish you well in your future endeavors!

  45. Nancy says:

    Congratulations, Matt we know from the beggining that you will do it.

    We are so happy here ( at dewberry)

  46. Lana says:

    Congrats!!!! Thanks again for sharing your journey with us, I have so enjoyed checking in. Matt, you may have missed your calling based on the pictures you got with a cell phone. Thanks also to your family for sharing you with us. I’m going to miss reading the blog too. Maybe you should write a book and include all the photos. Good Luck to you and God Bless you and your family.

  47. Lacy says:

    One of my favorite pictures of the whole trip. It is great to see the smiling faces as you approached the end of an awesome journey. The picture also portrays the strong support of family.

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