Man Walking with Goat Stops in Perry Hall

PERRY HALL, MD — Although Steve Wescott thought he was in "Prairie Hall," he and his sidekick Miles the goat found refuge in Perry Hall, waiting out a rainstorm under the awning of Progressive insurance.

Wescott is walking 3,800 miles from Seattle, WA, to New York, NY, to raise awareness and money for the orphanage Uzima Outreach in Nairobi, Kenya.

He's documenting the cross-country journey on Facebook, with videos, including one he posted Sunday in which he and Miles were getting soaked on the sidewalk until the goat trotted up the steps to the insurance business, which was closed at the time.

They also made a stop at Gunpowder Lodge on Belair Road. The lodge posted a photo with the caption: "We can cater to almost any dietary needs at GPL!" showing Miles the goat munching on some vegetation outside.

Wescott hopes to raise $200,000 so that his friend who runs Uzima Outreach can buy a farm and create an orphanage that is self-sustaining. There is an page set up for those who want to donate.

The 37-year-old used to be in a Christian rock band until he said he received direction from God to take this journey. The walk started May 2, 2012, and Wescott is now 200 miles from his destination of Times Square; his website "Needle2Square documents the walk from the Space Needle to Times Square.

"The walking portion will be finished, but there is no end," Wescott said on a YouTube update this week from Baltimore. "Walking across America was the first step in a much longer walk through life. This is our life's work."

Screenshot of Steve Wescott and Miles the goat from Santino Wescott, YouTube.