This is the group of people from Asheville that I drove in a car with for 25 hours in order to get to Crawford, TX. I've never traveled with a finer group of people.

From left to right: Me, Rebecca, Charley and Ivo.

This rusty metallic sign-post at Camp Casey One best represents the ultimate reason we Ashevillians decided to stand with Cindy Sheehan.

1862 is the number of US soldiers who have been killed by the Bush Administration in Iraq as of August 19, 2005.

When people arrived in Crawford, most would first stop off at the Peace House.

The Crawford Peace House was a non-stop beehive of activity.

This room in the Crawford Peace House was where blogging activities were done for the first week. However, the number of people who accessed the internet was to high, so the computer-room was shut down and internet access was re-opened at Camp Casey Two.

Due to the limited parking, it was highly suggested that people park their cars in the town of Crawford, and then take a shuttle to either of the camps.

Here is Rosie, one of the volunteer shuttle drivers.

This chapel, which was set up to honor the fallen, was where the line of crosses ended.

This was the informal "gate" into Camp Casey One.

Here is Amy Goodman kneeling before the podium in order to get a good audio feed of one of the ministers who held the prayer service pictured above.

Each morning would start with General Announcements. At this session, we see Ann Wright (The woman with the white board) introducing herself and getting people orientated.

While the media focused on Cindy Sheehan, it was Ann Wright who kept the gears of this action going.

The next few pictures are of Camp Casey One.

This is the Veterans for Peace booth.

I'm sure you've read about the Republicans who decided to counter-protest Cindy Sheehan. They set up across from Camp Casey One.

This guy supports the war in Iraq, but he didn't want me to include his face or name for my blog, which is why I had to PhotoShop this picture.

Typical chicken-hawk. Brave enough to complain about peace activists, but to cowardly to fight or lend his name for the record as someone who supports war.

Please note the large space at the bottom of his poster: I think it's blank because this guy must know, on some level, that there is no Bush plan for a strong, safe USA.

By the way: The conservative was unable to explain how troops in Iraq make America any safer.

There were so many gorgeous women at Camp Casey, that it was difficult not to ogle them.

This young woman is attractive, from Texas and Liberal.

*Sigh*

If only I were a decade younger.

The lack of television was an opportunity for people to get creative with ways to entertain each other.

Here we see two people with George and Barbara Bush masks goofing around.

I never observed the pro-war people have much fun... unless it was blaring Rush Limbaugh from their car speakers.

By far, the most interesting aspect of Camp Casey was the people who showed up. It was a who's-who of the Liberal activist community.. past and present.

For example, here is Coleen Rowley and Joseph Lowery. (Two personal heroes of mine.)

Coleen and I got lost one night trying to get back to the Crawford Peace House from Camp Casey Two. If you're going to get lost in Texas, it's good to be with someone who has been trained by the FBI to kick ass.

About five blocks from the Crawford Peace House is Tonkawa Park, where there is a wonderful swimming hole with a waterfall to cool off.

Here is a little girl and a puppy taking advantage of the shade at Tonkawa Park.

Keep in mind, that according to Condoleeza Rice, we may be fighting in Iraq for a decade or more.

In other words, this child may be asked to die in Iraq when she comes of age if we don't stop the Iraqi War today.

I didn't get to see much of Cindy Sheehan. I was to busy meeting people, cleaning, driving the shuttle, working security, updating my blog or helping folks find parking.

The one time I got a moment to say hi to Cindy, I asked her to pose for this picture.