From The Horses Mouth?

Howdy to one and all,
So here's the idea;
I'm plannin' a trip, I should say "We, are plannin' a trip", sort of a working journey, into the past.
In the attached photo is Louie (The Lip) a paint Horse of, no doubt, mixed ancestry. I'm the one in the hat. (on the first page)
Louie wants to go ridin' this summer, he's thinkin' June would be nice.
Ya' see Ol' Louie wants to visit some of the country, he wants to wander
out on the plains. It seems that Louie has, for a spell now, harbored a yen to experience what life was like for some of his ancestors. (We figure this trail would be travelled in 2 segments, one this year another next summer)
So this here's what he wants me to do while he does the hard part of carrying me on his back.
Louie wants me to write/blog about this journey, take lots of photos (Kodak Z1012IS),
and compile a book. Now the exact details of the book we have yet to work out, perhaps something like a graphic novel/travel journal (with music and song?) I'll get back to that some other time.
Hey, maybe Kodak would pitch in and sponsor this here saddle-tramp's
travelin', now THAT would be kool.
That also brings me to the point of this missive.
On the off chance that Kodak won't pitch in to sponsor this here project,
there is something you could do: Help sponsor me n' Louie's travelin'
act/Art project, it wouldn' take much. If you see some merit in this project just hook up wih my paypal account (markintaos@yahoo.com) and make a small donation, (of course it doesn't need to be small but I hear tell we're havin' some rough times here in America. That's part of the project
too, ta' do some research into the hearts and minds of those in the
"heartland"). Land mail works too,> Mark K.Kemper 107 Maestes Road,
Taos, NM, 87571. If you invest let's say 5 bucks and you forward this site to some friends and they forward it to theirs, well you get the picture (all sponsors will of course be credited).
A little background information. A few months back I read a book, yes I did!
Well this here book is called "Blood and Thunder", by one Mr. Hampton
Sides, an excellent read and that dang book got us, me n' Louie, well mostly Louie, ta' thinkin'; Why don't we just up n' head down that
Santa Fe trail? "We should head North and Eastward to Colorado", Louie
said. "All of us", he continued, "you, me, 'n
Sadie, the Wonder Dog, and another horse for company 'n ta' sorta'
share the load, we could mosey across Kansas, eventually on to Missouri, to the birthplace of the Santa Fe trail. We want to visit, along with many other sites along the trail, the place where Kit Carson was born. Now that there's a character who remains controversial to this day. The book I mentioned "Blood and Thunder" carries a subtitle; The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West. I want to interview people that live along the trail, whose families may have traveled that long, difficult route.
If this project sells and I can generate some income I will be donating at
least 20% to some friends of mine. One's a lady runnin' an animal rescue facility (when she gets a website up I'll let ya' know where to find it) with no source of income but what she makes. This lady has some 65+ animals, from dogs and chickens to a number of formally abused horses, and on and on. They eat a lot! did I mention the Buffalo? She has a Buffalo.
Well the three of us, Sadie, Louie n' me, we all talked some more 'bout Mr. Louie's idea, Sadie's up for it, I'm up for it and of course Louie (The Lip) is stoked. Whatcha'think, wanna' go along for the ride?
Mark K. Kemper