Hitherin Yawn

If we had arrived in Manawa, Wisconsin a week later, the town would have been hopping: the Midwestern Rodeo is next weekend. Don’t know where all those folks aim to go for breakfast on a Sunday morning — the only open restaurant we could find was a Subway. But after ten miles of walking, we…

The universe handed us some unexpected gifts today. Did you ever imagine that road construction could be such a boon to pedestrians? Do stick around till the end of today’s vlog — or fast forward, if you must. There’s something about New London you’ve just gotta see!

We spent an extra day here in Appleton because I had an afternoon storytelling event lined up — after which I didn’t think I could get far enough out of town to have much hope of finding a campsite. As you know, I live for these events. They’re my whole reason for being out here….

Today was a day of peaks and valleys. Well, sort of. I mean, the peaks weren’t all that high, and tell you true, the valleys weren’t all that low (notwithstanding the fact they felt pretty subterranean at the time). It started when we heard the birds singing, and we knew we had to get up….

Today’s vlog addresses the question: are there any mosquitoes in Wisconsin? Opinions seem to vary. I reckon we’ll find out soon enough.

Today we crossed Lake Michigan on the S.S. Badger: the last coal-fired passenger steamship operating in the United States. To me, the journey was very exciting! But then, I’m the kind of guy who enjoys standing in the bow of a ship, staring at the horizon for hours on end. Oh, yes — I filmed…

This day is all about anticipation as we make our way to Ludington. For a month, we have been threading a route around and between the Great Lakes. One more stands in our way. Lake Michigan is too big to go around; we might as well cross it in style. But that’s tomorrow’s adventure. All…

Folks, as we hit 50 days and come near the 1,000-mile mark of this journey, let’s take a moment to remember the reason we’re here: this is not just any old cross-country hike. It’s a most unusual book tour for a most unusual book. The Legend of Pedestrio is a comic wilderness adventure — part…

This was our last full day on the Pere Marquette Rail Trail, and we had it to ourselves almost the entire day. We enjoyed seeing the fog at sunrise, and although we didn’t get to explore Reed City, we learned that it used to serve as the junction of two railroads — and now two…

Doesn’t feel like we came that far today — but then again, that was the mission of the day: don’t go too far. Slow the pace down. We have reservations on the S.S. Badger to cross Lake Michigan the morning of June 21st; it doesn’t do us any good to get to Ludington early. We…