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From Prudhoe Bay to Chicago: Still Walking, Yes, Indeed
After virtually walking the Pennine Way, following Simon Armitage’s route from north to south—a rugged but manageable hike—I was ready for something longer, some magnificent digression that would last for years and encompass all the twists and turns of my imagination. I was ready for the walk of walks. Perhaps the Pan American Highway? A…
On the Day Of My Brother’s Birth
On the day of my brother’s birth, I woke up in my grandmother’s brass bed to the sounds of a whispered conversation in two different languages, both of which I understood, sort of. My grandmother, my vovó, had already gotten up, and I had the whole double bed to myself. When I say it was…
From Kirk Yetholm to Edale: On the Road Again
After my stop in Xi’an, I was eager to resume my walk. But was I ready for a difficult multi-year trek to the Russian Far East and the Bering Strait? Would I arrive in winter, and would the strait be frozen solidly enough so that I could walk across the ice, possibly wondering whether Sarah…
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I don’t know what a jetpack is. If I put it on my back, will I be able to fly to the moon? I think I might like the moon.
I Never Meant To Sail So Goddam Far 