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Entering Year Twenty of Living On The Go

This has been a rewarding year so far. Covering new ground in South America has been on my mind for decades, and at last I reached the bott…
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The Return of Weed and Casino Chaos

In the last half of 2021, I ping-ponged within the United States as far west as California, as eastern as Delaware, north as far as Michiga…
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Hitching through the Midwest for New Orleans Debauchery

"Are your feet ticklish?"

"Not really," I replied with intentional disinterest; there's really nowhere positive th…
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Hitchhiking from California to New York for a Wedding

After a short ride towards Cleveland from a couple nice ladies a cop car rolled up on me as I waited on the next on-ramp, two of them came…
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Hitchhiking to South Carolina from Michigan

We waited out the rain for a little bit, sipping coffee with a couple we'd only met the night before in a brewery that decided to put …
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Thumbs Up to Generosity Hitchhiking in the Midwest

Travel magic is all too common on the road, not to be taken for granted, but an ever present possibility arising in forms of unexpected pl…
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Frozen in Time, Writing in Michigan

For years I've been traveling and for just as long people have periodically said, "Are you writing all of this down, you should w…
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The Road Lead Us To Durango and Colorado Mountains

My friend gave Marilyn and I a ride to the main road, leaving Grand Rapids, Michigan and back to our path towards Southern California. Any…
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Hitching Through Vermont, New York to Michigan

Marilyn and I awoke on the Burlington beach and got ourselves together, ready to keep heading west. Before hitching our first ride we paus…

Tripping around Michigan's Upper Peninsula

I met up with Nick after the journey from New York to Michigan and up to the UP. We walked down to the park where some live music going on,…

Serial killer on the loose while I hitch through Michigan

I stayed up all night in the Buffalo bus station awaiting the early morning departure to Detroit. A girl had picked me up the night before …