Cleaning Up

The worst part of the event - breaking down and packing up. The trip up the stairs carrying things is quite the trek after the 24 hour event. While some of our team continued the walk, many of us 'walked' our equipment from our team site to our vehicles. Overall, not too bad, but when you are beat, it definitely was not fun. Maybe the hardest thing was helping my brother, Dan, and the Portland High custodian break down the stage and cart it to the high school building. The individual pieces are heavy!!

Without all the people, the stadium seemed barren. A few canopies here and there, overflowing trash barrels, folks taking the last of their equipment to their cars and trucks. A definite sense that the walk was over.