He&#39;s the first to feel a drop of rain or flinch at blustery northern winds. Blissfield resident Neil Sauter teeters 8 feet, 8 inches above the ground, and come rain or shine he is a temporary nomad. Sauter, 25, covers nearly 20 miles a day on 3-foot-high aluminum drywall stilts. <a href="http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_154093534.html">Read the full story &raquo;</a> http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt13-20080528ts13j/305868382_4qnTP-Ti.jpg http://photos.record-eagle.com/gallery/5078679_U3a4P/ 2008-06-01T23:56:02Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Neil Sauter waves to a honking motorist as he walks on 3-feet-tall stilts along the shoulder of M-37 near Grawn. Sauter was walking to raise funds for cerebral palsy.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/5078679_U3a4P#305868382_4qnTP" title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Neil Sauter waves to a honking motorist as he walks on 3-feet-tall stilts along the shoulder of M-37 near Grawn. Sauter was walking to raise funds for cerebral palsy."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt13-20080528ts13j/305868382_4qnTP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Neil Sauter waves to a honking motorist as he walks on 3-feet-tall stilts along the shoulder of M-37 near Grawn. Sauter was walking to raise funds for cerebral palsy." title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Neil Sauter waves to a honking motorist as he walks on 3-feet-tall stilts along the shoulder of M-37 near Grawn. Sauter was walking to raise funds for cerebral palsy." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-01T23:59:05Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt13-20080528ts13j/305868382_4qnTP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Neil Sauter briskly walks on 3-foot-tall stilts along the shoulder of M-37 near Buckley.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/5078679_U3a4P#305868454_howmJ" title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Neil Sauter briskly walks on 3-foot-tall stilts along the shoulder of M-37 near Buckley."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt09-20080528ts09j/305868454_howmJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Neil Sauter briskly walks on 3-foot-tall stilts along the shoulder of M-37 near Buckley." title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Neil Sauter briskly walks on 3-foot-tall stilts along the shoulder of M-37 near Buckley." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-01T23:59:16Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt09-20080528ts09j/305868454_howmJ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Samantha Denoyer, 11, eyes Sauter, who stands 8 feet, 8 inches while balanced on 3-feet-tall stilts.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/5078679_U3a4P#305868214_D3vLK" title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Samantha Denoyer, 11, eyes Sauter, who stands 8 feet, 8 inches while balanced on 3-feet-tall stilts."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt18-20080528ts18j/305868214_D3vLK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Samantha Denoyer, 11, eyes Sauter, who stands 8 feet, 8 inches while balanced on 3-feet-tall stilts." title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Samantha Denoyer, 11, eyes Sauter, who stands 8 feet, 8 inches while balanced on 3-feet-tall stilts." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-01T23:59:28Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt18-20080528ts18j/305868214_D3vLK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe After walking for more than six hours, Sauter takes a break at a gas station near Chum’s Corner.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/5078679_U3a4P#305868272_xG3PW" title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe After walking for more than six hours, Sauter takes a break at a gas station near Chum’s Corner."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt017-20080528ts17/305868272_xG3PW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe After walking for more than six hours, Sauter takes a break at a gas station near Chum’s Corner." title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe After walking for more than six hours, Sauter takes a break at a gas station near Chum’s Corner." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-01T23:59:39Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt017-20080528ts17/305868272_xG3PW-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Sauter receives a hug from host Pam Tank at the Tank residence in Sherman. Sauter relies on strangers for his lodging and much of his food. “Getting a chance to meet ...</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/5078679_U3a4P#305868538_CGK25" title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Sauter receives a hug from host Pam Tank at the Tank residence in Sherman. Sauter relies on strangers for his lodging and much of his food. “Getting a chance to meet ..."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt04-20080528ts04j/305868538_CGK25-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Sauter receives a hug from host Pam Tank at the Tank residence in Sherman. Sauter relies on strangers for his lodging and much of his food. “Getting a chance to meet ..." title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Sauter receives a hug from host Pam Tank at the Tank residence in Sherman. Sauter relies on strangers for his lodging and much of his food. “Getting a chance to meet ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-02T00:11:20Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt04-20080528ts04j/305868538_CGK25-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Sauter’'s blistered and callused feet juxtaposed next to the Tank family chocolate Lab, Anna.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/5078679_U3a4P#305868618_JHh4u" title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Sauter’'s blistered and callused feet juxtaposed next to the Tank family chocolate Lab, Anna."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt02-20080528ts02j/305868618_JHh4u-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Sauter’'s blistered and callused feet juxtaposed next to the Tank family chocolate Lab, Anna." title="Record-Eagle/Tyler Sipe Sauter’'s blistered and callused feet juxtaposed next to the Tank family chocolate Lab, Anna." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-02T00:11:21Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Walking-Tall/02stilt02-20080528ts02j/305868618_JHh4u-Th.jpg