Camping as a kid, I invariably found myself on the edge of a cliff, steeling myself for the plunge into the cold and hopefully deep waters of the lake below. While I hesitated, other kids would hurtle past me. Eventually, I would uproot my […]
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Ready to hit the road!
This backpack is what I’ll be carrying and living out of for the next seven months as I walk from Switzerland to Jerusalem. I owe a huge debt to my parents, who helped sew the backpack last weekend! http://flic.kr/p/puprrV
Projected Route
(Click image to enlarge.) As I’ve noted before, my plans are always fluid, but this is the best guess of the route I’ll be following from Lausanne to Jerusalem. My best estimate is that I’ll walk 4000 km (2500 miles). It’ll probably wind up […]
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Also minivans, subways, buses, and ferries. No rickshaws or tuktuks, but I’ve covered a lot of ground in the past ten days and it’s been a wonderful trip. I am extremely grateful to the Oliver tribe for hosting me in Tennessee, and to James and […]
Dulles
I’ve arrived at Washington-Dulles airport. After looking at various options, my host kindly offered to take a large chunk of his day and drive me up here. It was a nice leisurely drive, although the Friday afternoon traffic away from DC may not be […]
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peregrinus Latitude:37.78745 Longitude:-79.44006 GPS location Date/Time:09/19/2014 11:33:35 EDT Message:I'm on a road trip in the US before my pilgrimage to Jerusalem. View my trip map here: http://bit.ly/1qzIWPP Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/JKEpb/37.78745N/79.44006W If the above link does not […]
Cyrus McCormick
I freely admit that I’d have never heard of Cyrus McCormick if not for my friend James. Yesterday we visited old Cyrus’ farm, Walnut Grove. This is where, in 1831 at the age of 22, he demonstrated a mechanical reaper. His father had spent more […]
