Author Archives: John

95 miles to go

Friends, we are less than 100 miles from reaching the coast. I got faked out a few days in a row by mountains on the horizon, thinking they must be the last wall of rock between us and the ocean. … Continue reading

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Baker to Barstow (almost)

Confession time: We are kind of getting sick of the desert. We have been walking through the sandy, rocky, shadeless wastes for hundreds of miles and nearly 2 months. Enough is enough. We are tired of no shade, no respite … Continue reading

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through the valley of Joshua

We walked up and out of Sandy Valley, deep into the Mojave desert of southeast California. Up and over a pass, we came down into a wide and sweeping desert valley, 20 miles north of I-15. The sun glowed golden … Continue reading

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California sunrise and the ghost of Vegas past

I am troubled on our first morning in California. We woke to a fiery sunrise from the east, coming up over the far side of Sandy Valley. It reminded me of the way those mountains looked last night, glowing in … Continue reading

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Californy or bust

Today, we finally crossed into California. The greener pastures of San Bernardino beckoned us across Sandy Valley. We walked here with our feet and it feels good.

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fear and loathing and sexy cat costumes

“But our trip was different. It was to be a classic affirmation of everything right and true in the national character. A gross physical salute to the fantastic possibilities of life in this country. But only for those with true … Continue reading

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walking to the end of the world

Nevada, what can I say? You’re a very strange state of time and space. We walked west through Mesquite, out into nothing and more nothing. The Nevada desert stretches on and on, punctuated by mountains and rock forms off in … Continue reading

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Big Announcement-type Announcement

Big things have been happening. Lots of things. It’s time we shared. Kait and I will no longer be ending our walk in San Francisco. San Fran has been our end goal pretty much since the day we decided to … Continue reading

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So long, Arizona!

Hello, Nevada!

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So long, Utah!

Hello, Arizona! We’re only walking 16 miles of you, but we are excited nonetheless.

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