To cross the country: California man on walk of love for Locks of Love

Dan Lyons walks down Main Street Colfax last Thursday, covering a tiny portion of his 3,287-mile cross-country trek to raise awareness for Locks of Love, a charity which provides hairpieces for children who have lost their hair from medical treatment. The walk is Lyons’ fifth charity hike across the nation.

No cell phone. No car. No bicycle.

Just a pair of New Balance tennis shoes and a pack filled with donation forms, a tent, sleeping bag, a change of clothes and an umbrella to keep dry.

Californian Dan Lyons is walking from Olympia to West Palm Beach, Fla.

Lyons estimated he will burn throug...